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Apr 19, 2024
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FIN 261 - Option Markets
Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Examines the organization, regulation and theory of option markets and the relationship between option prices and underlying instruments. Provides detailed treatment of several pricing formulas. Includes the application of option pricing theory to corporate financing and investment decisions, and the valuation of stock, currency, index and futures options. Emphasizes the use of options as a tool for hedging and discusses the role of speculation and arbitrage strategies. Other topics include ethical issues and the application of technology in option markets.
Prerequisites & Course Notes
FIN 203, 205; QM 203. Open only to matriculated graduate students in the Zarb School of Business and in other Schools at Hofstra where appropriate. See specific program requirements.
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