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ECON 340 - Financial Derivatives


Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, QFR

This course provides a thorough review of financial derivative contracts and their extraordinary growth in recent decades, from forwards and futures, to options, swaps, and credit derivatives. While we pay some attention to the role of derivatives in the panic of 2008, the emphasis is on how these instruments work, how they can be used to redistribute risk, and on principles and models of valuation.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: E. McKelvey
Prerequisites & Notes
ECON 253 and STAT 113 or consent of instructor.

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