Syllabus
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Course Code: IMS-910 Course Name: Finance - Financial Derivatives |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Derivative: Meaning, Types, Nature, Brief History, Commodity Derivatives and Financial Derivatives, Derivative Market – Types, Structure, Participants, Recent Trends & Growth, Future Prospects. | |
| 2 | The Hedging Process, Short Hedge & Long Hedge. Hedging process, Objectives & Benefits of Hedging, Forward Contracts–Meaning, Features, Types, Mechanism; Forward Market – Nature, Speculation, Arbitrage & Risk Management; | |
| 3 | Futures Contract – Meaning, Features, Mechanism & Settlement; Margin – Types, Futures Exchange & Clearing House – Mechanism, Marking to Market, Futures in India; Swaps – Meaning, Features, Types, Mechanism; Trading Strategies relating Swaps | |
| 4 | Options Contract – Meaning, Features, Types, Mechanism & Settlement; Options Pricing Models – Black Scholes Model, Binomial Model, Index Options, Barrier Option, Compound Option | |
| 5 | Indian vs. International Derivatives Market; SEBI Guidelines regarding derivatives, Present Status of derivatives in India. Conditions necessary to improve the Derivative Market in India. | |
