Derivative Securities Mini, FIN 524B

Philip H. Dybvig
Washington University in Saint Louis

Syllabus

Welcome to Derivative Securities! This course introduces the popular option pricing tools that have come to be used in all areas in finance. The concepts, tools and applications promise to make this a great term!

Practice Exams Here are some practice exams. Although some are for a slightly different course, it will show you the style of my exams, with some short answer questions and some problems to solve.
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You may want to print a set of slides before class for taking notes and solving in-class exercises. One set of slides corresponds to approximately one week of lectures (or one day in a condensed 2-week course).

The problems will not be handed in, but I have posted answers so you can check your work.

Lecture 1: Background and Binomial Model
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Lecture 2: Binomial Model: Puts, Calls, Futures, Futures Options
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Lecture 3: Distribution-Free Results
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Lecture 4: The Black-Scholes Model
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Lecture 5: Interest Derivatives
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