Financial Instruments - ECFL867
This unit covers the structure, pricing and usage of various financial instruments, including spot, forward, swaps and option contracts for equity, debt, foreign exchange and commodity markets. This unit is concerned with understanding how these financial instruments work, how they are used by end users for speculation and risk management, how they are priced and valued, and how market makers manage their risks when they trade these financial instruments.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | AFC September Beijing - Offshore students only |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Casey Lim, Dr Rob Trevor |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MAppFin (Beijing) and AFCL801 |
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| NCCW(s): | ECFS867 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Applied Finance Faculty of Business and Economics |
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