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FINC 604

Finance, Futures and Options

Course overview

You’ll evaluate the theory and practice of models used to value standard futures and options contracts.

Course information

Available semesters Semester 2 2024
Credits 20
Domestic fees $1,383.00

What you will learn

After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:

  1. Illustrate a working knowledge of standard derivative products and their pricing formulas.
  2. Show a working knowledge of the uses of derivative securities.
  3. Compare and illustrate derivative valuation techniques.
  4. Perform derivative security valuations.
  5. Use derivative products in corporate finance and investment decision making both as risk management tools and as speculative instruments.
  6. Conduct a critical review of current issues in the theory and practice of derivative pricing and regulation.

Course examiners

Cuong Nguyen

Dr Cuong Nguyen

Senior Lecturer

Department of Financial and Business Systems

cuong.nguyen@lincoln.ac.nz