Hedging Financial Products: Futures, Options and Swaps DU 7th Semester (DSE-7.4)

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Complete Exam-Ready Course for Delhi University Students

Are you inย 7th Semester at Delhi University, (Bcom Prog./Bcom Hons.)ย and struggling to prepare for your Hedging Financial Products: Futures, Options and Swapsย exam?

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Course Content

Unit 1: Introduction
Hedging; Meaning, types, instruments and features of derivatives Meaning, definition and features of derivatives, Functions of derivatives, Participants in derivatives market, Cash market vs. derivatives market, Evolution of derivatives market, Introduction of derivatives trading in India, L. C. Gupta Committee and J. R. Varma Committee on derivatives. Recent developments in the derivatives market in India. Regulations of derivatives market.

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Unit 2: Instruments of Hedging
Concept and Types of derivatives, Financial derivatives: Meaning and features of forward contracts, limitations of forward markets; Spots and Forward Rate, Meaning and features of Futures Contracts, Difference between futures and forwards contracts, Currency Derivatives, Exchange traded and over the counter derivatives, Index hedging, Types of option contracts, Options Trading strategies, Futures and Options pay off. Commodity Derivatives and other contemporary derivatives.

Unit 3: Pricing of Futures and Options and Swaps
The cost of carry model and Expectancy model for stock and index futures- cash price and future price, Arbitrage opportunity; Factors determining options pricing, Option pricing models: Binomial pricing model, The Black and Scholes model, Pricing of Index options. Introduction to Swaps, Overview of Interest Rate Swaps, Interest rate futures, Cross Currency Swaps, Pricing of Swaps, Equity and Commodity Swaps.

Unit 4: Trading, Clearing and Settlement
Prerequisites for trading in derivatives market, Futures and Options trading system, Contract specification for stock and index, Eligibility for trading charges, Derivatives trading risks, Clearing entities and their role, Clearing mechanism: adjustment for corporate actions, Open position calculation; Margining and settlement mechanism, Risk management, Concept and Mechanics of Standard Portfolio Risk Analysis (SPAN).

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