This module is intended to present the investor with a brief overview of each courses of the series titled : Interest Rate Derivatives - Advanced concepts
The Interest Rate Derivatives in Portfolio Management builds on your understanding of basic derivative concepts.
These concepts include payoff and pricing fundamentals and trading rules and strategies. You should already understand that derivatives are contingent claim contracts deriving their worth from the market value of the underlying asset. These assets include a multitude of securities and commodities like stocks, gems and precious metal.
This serie also presents specific applications for derivatives with the intent of broadening your understandig of futures, forwards, swaps and options using interest rates as underlying assets
To benefit from this course, it is crucial that you recall the primary characteristics of futures, forwards and options contracts.
Please note since this is an introductory module, there is no quiz available. Therefore, no score will be tracked or recorded under that particular module.