| Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/29/08 | |||
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| FIN285 20084-99999 | LEC | 3 Credit(s) | 3 Period(s) |
| Basics of Futures and Options for Investing | |||
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Basic overview of Futures and Options for investing. Review of underlying
markets and pricing. Consideration of history and development. Emphasis on
use and types of trading. Prerequisites: FIN281 or permission of Instructor. | |||
| MCCCD Official Course Competencies: | |
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| FIN285 20084-99999 | Basics of Futures and Options for Investing |
| 1. | Explain a futures contract. (I) |
| 2. | Describe the history of futures. (I) |
| 3. | List the market participants, specification and pricing of Futures. (I) |
| 4. | Describe how cash and futures markets interact. (II) |
| 5. | Explain the techniques of trading futures. (II) |
| 6. | Explain options and their use. (III) |
| 7. | Describe properties, pricing and valuation of options (III) |
| 8. | Explain the various methods of trading options. (IV) |
| 9. | List the basic trading strategies for futures and options. (V) |
| 10. | Describe the elements of successful trading of options and futures. (V) |
| MCCCD Official Course Outline: | |
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| FIN285 20084-99999 | Basics of Futures and Options for Investing |
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