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Learn how to protect business value in a volatile world. Master the concepts of Forwards, Futures, Options, and Swaps, and understand how 'Hedge' functions as a safety net for corporate finance.
An introduction to the history, core concepts, and the role of 'quants' in modern finance.
Understand the fundamental concept of compounding and discounting, and how the value of money changes across time.
Learn the core concepts of derivatives and how forward contracts are used to manage price risk in an uncertain future.
Understand the fundamental concepts of Call and Put options, and visualize the asymmetric profit/loss structures for buyers and sellers based on price movements.
Understand the fundamental assumptions of the Nobel Prize-winning Black-Scholes model and mathematically analyze how stock prices, time, and volatility affect option prices.
Learn about the Greek letters that quantify the impact of changes in underlying asset price, time, and volatility on option prices, and understand risk hedging techniques using them.
Learn numerical techniques that use random numbers to generate virtual scenarios and calculate the value of complex derivatives that are difficult to solve with closed-form formulas.
Learn about Value at Risk (VaR), the standard risk management metric for financial institutions, including its calculation methods and limitations.
Understand the principles of bond pricing and Mean Reversion through the Vasicek and CIR models, which describe how interest rates change over time.