Master Class: Derivatives and Options Crash Course: Course Guide
< 1 min read The Derivatives and Options Crash Course was the very first […]
Master Class: Options and Derivatives Crash Course: Session Five: Synthetics
< 1 min read Building blocks and synthetic configurations The basic building blocks in […]
Payoff profile for Forwards
2 mins read time Definition A payoff profile shows the scenarios under which a […]
Master Class: Options and Derivatives Crash Course: Session Two: Forward, Futures and Options
5 mins read time Forward Contracts When you buy a Metro Card, you enter […]
Master Class: Options and derivatives crash course: Session One: Terminology
2 mins read time A derivative instrument is very similar to bottled water in the Gobi Desert. Its value is determined completely by external variables. The external factor could be anything but in general is either a financial asset or an economic variable (such as interest rates). The external factor or variable is called the underlying.