Futures and Options Fundamentals

Congratulations! Welcome to this course.

This course will introduce derivatives in general, to demonstrate the common features of derivatives and how they differ from other sorts of financial instruments. The course will then segue into a detailed discussion - first on Futures contracts and then ultimately on Options contracts. Key characteristics will be identified, and contract features, pricing, applications, risk management, and hedging will be discussed.

This course is composed of 27 lectures within 6 sections:

• Introduction to Derivatives
• Introduction to Futures Contracts
• Futures Contracts Trading and Cash Flows
• Futures Pricing
• Introduction to Options
• Option Pricing and Applications

Learning Objectives (At the end of this course, you will be able to...):

• General overview of derivatives
• Define what derivatives are and differentiate between different types
• Features of futures contracts, as well as trading and cash flows
• Fundamentals of options, their contract features, and pricing basics
• Futures contract pricing

Target Audience

• All levels of participants are encouraged to take this course.

Best wishes to you for a successful program.