Brief Introduction
A broad overview of this rapidly-evolving section of the derivatives markets, covering contract details, pricing & more.Description
This course will give you a broad overview of this rapidly-evolving section of the derivatives markets. Swaps in general will be introduced, and then the course will segue into an introduction to equity swaps, look at the various details of the contracts, the applications that market participants use them for, as well as pricing and valuation issues.
This course contains 18 lectures divided into5 sections, including:
Introduction to Equity Swaps
Equity Swap Contracts
OTC Clearinghouses
Equity Swap Structures and Applications
Variance Swaps
Requirements
- Requirements
- Knowledge of the English language.
- Participants are expected to have basic math knowledge coming into this course.
- A financial calculator is recommended to get the most out of this course.