ESF:MPF_FIDE Financial Market Derivatives - Course Information
MPF_FIDE Financial Market Derivatives
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Ing. Tomáš Plíhal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Tomáš Plíhal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Ing. Tomáš Plíhal, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková
Supplier department: Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! MPF_STPA Financial Derivatives && ! NOWANY ( MPF_STPA Financial Derivatives )
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Finance (programme ESF, N-FIN)
- Finance (programme ESF, N-FU)
- Finance and insurance mathematics (programme PřF, N-APM)
- Finance Mathematics (programme PřF, N-MA)
- Financial Markets, Institutions and Technologies (programme ESF, N-FIN)
- Course objectives
- The course Financial Derivatives delves into the intricacies of derivative instruments, focusing on both fixed and conditional contracts, including forwards, futures, swaps, and options. It explores the utilization of derivatives within financial markets, particularly for hedging against various risks. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the essence and valuation of financial derivatives, along with detailed insights into the exchange trading mechanisms for futures and options.
- Learning outcomes
- Upon completing this course, the student will be able to: - define financial derivatives and understand their specific characteristics - explain the differences between fixed future contracts and options - price financial derivatives - suggest their use
- Syllabus
- Schedule: 1. Introduction to financial derivatives 2. Forwards and futures 3. Determination of forward and futures prices 4. Swaps 5. Options 6. Options trading strategies and hedging 7. Option pricing - Binomial trees 8. Option pricing - Black-Scholes model 9. The Greeks and volatility 10. Options on stock indices, currencies, and futures 11. Structured products 1 12. Structured products 2
- Literature
- required literature
- HULL, John. Options, futures, and other derivatives. Global edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2018, 891 stran. ISBN 9781292212890. info
- recommended literature
- PIRIE, Wendy L. Derivatives. Hoboken: Wiley, 2017, xix, 597. ISBN 9781119381815. info
- BLÜMKE, Andreas. How to invest in structured products : a guide for investors and investment advisors. Chichester: Wiley, 2009, xvi, 374. ISBN 9780470746790. info
- BODIE, Zvi, Alex KANE and Alan J. MARCUS. Investments. 10th global ed. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education, 2014, xxviii, 10. ISBN 9780077161149. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures and seminars (practical exercises with examples)
- Assessment methods
- Requirements for completion: - Students can earn 60 points from the written exam and 40 points from the mid-term tests conducted during seminars. - Each student has the opportunity to retake each mid-term test once at the end of the semester; however, only the most recent result will be considered. - Bonus points: 1 extra point can be earned for each lecture attendance (max. 12 bonus points per semester). - The final grade is determined based on the following scale: A 100 – 91 B 90 – 81 C 80 – 71 D 70 – 61 E 60 – 51 F 50 - 0 - If the student enrolls in the course while going abroad, he must pass all tests and exams upon his return. Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Tento předmět je obsahově ekvivalentní s předmětem MPF_STPA vyučovaném v anglickém jazyce.
Credit evaluation note: k=1. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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