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NYIF: Derivatives, Futures, Swaps, and Options

Learn about Derivatives, Futures, Swaps, and Options

Derivatives, Futures, Swaps, and Options
6 weeks
1–2 hours per week
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
Cost to Enroll
$250 USD

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Starts Mar 19
Ends May 4

About this course

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This course begins with an overview of derivatives where we'll cover the global derivatives market players and understand the usage of derivatives.

We'll also cover treasury futures and understand margin and margin requirements in this course before moving on to a look at the characteristics and features of swaps.

We'll learn the fundamentals of pricing interest rate swaps and be able to apply interest rate swaps to hedging situations.

We'll wrap up this course with a review of various option terminologies and understanding of swaptions.

This course is part 4 of the New York Institute of Finance's Capital Markets Professional Certificate.

At a glance

  • Institution: NYIF
  • Subject: Economics & Finance
  • Level: Introductory
  • Prerequisites:

    Learn about Derivatives, Futures, Swaps, and Options

  • Language: English
  • Video Transcript: English
  • Associated programs:
  • Associated skills:Derivatives, Treasury, Hedging, Interest Rate Swap, Finance, Futures, Capital Markets, Derivatives Markets, Swaption, Futures Exchange

What you'll learn

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  • Introduction to Derivatives
  • Overview ofFutures and Forwards
  • Introduction to Swaps and Options
  • M01: Introduction to Derivatives
  • M02:Futures and Forwards
  • M03:Swaps
  • M04:Options

This course is part of Capital Markets Professional Certificate Program

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Expert instruction
6 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
6 months
1 - 2 hours per week

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