Options, Futures, Forwards and Swaps
The introduction to options and derivatives course has three modules. Two are online learning and self contained training courses while the third is a derivatives and options pricing equation reference. You can go directly to the course pages now or walk through the learning plan below as per your learning needs.
- The Derivatives Crash Course for Dummies
- Derivative Pricing, Risk Management, Financial Engineering – Equation Reference
Derivatives for Dummies – a first look at options and derivatives
A quick look at basic concepts and vanilla options as well as synthetic manufacturing of options. The Derivatives for dummies crash course is followed by an intermediate level course that reviews product variation and basic pricing concepts.
- Derivatives Training: Options and derivatives crash course: Terminology
- Derivatives Training: Options and Derivatives Crash Course: Forward, Futures and Options
- Derivatives Training: Options and Derivatives Crash Course: Payoff profiles – Forwards
- Derivatives Training: Options and Derivatives Crash Course: Payoff profiles – Options, Calls and Puts
- Derivatives Training: Options and Derivatives Crash Course: Synthetics
Derivative products
The second course on derivatives and options products digs a little deeper into products, pricing, sensitivities and product variations over ten easy to read chapters. Starting again from vanilla products we touch upon options on currencies and Forex, options on interest rates, forwards, futures an Interest Rate Swaps.
- Derivatives Training: Derivative Products: Review
- Derivatives Training: Derivative Products: Vanilla products
- Derivatives Training: Derivative Products: Pricing Basics
- Derivatives Training: Derivative Products: Greeks and Binomial Trees
- Derivatives Training: Derivative Products: Options on shares, stocks, currencies and equities
- Derivatives Training: Derivative products: Exotic Options
- Derivatives Training: Derivative products: Options on rates
- Derivatives Training: Derivative Products: Forwards
- Derivatives Training: Derivative Products: Futures
- Derivatives Training: Derivative Products: Swaps