This course aims to teach how corporations utilize derivatives for risk management purposes. This involves identifying and quantifying the risk, selecting appropriate tools, and implementing risk management strategies. Risk management is only partly a quantitative field. Strategy, negotiation, marketing, and basic financial management are important as well. This course focuses on several important topics- various derivative products, their structure, application, and valuation; understanding the players in the market for financial risk: the buyers and the sellers (of risk) and the intermediaries; and making risk management decisions with limited information. It uses the case method. Students work in small groups each week to analyze a real-world problem and identify possible solutions.
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
Year
Fall
Spring
Summer
Intersession
2030
46%2030 Fall: 46% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 21% below its recent average.
25%2030 Spring: 25% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 5% per year.
7%2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018.
8%2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029
52%2029 Fall: 52% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department faculty is about 20% below its recent average.
27%2029 Spring: 27% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 10 spring terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 3% per year.
6%2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017.
7%2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028
53%2028 Fall: 53% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department faculty is about 22% below its recent average.
32%2028 Spring: 32% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 11 spring terms since 2016.
5%2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016.
7%2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027
55%2027 Fall: 55% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 12 fall terms since 2015. Department faculty is about 21% below its recent average.
39%2027 Spring: 39% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 12 spring terms since 2015. Department course count rising about 4% per year.
5%2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015.
6%2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2025
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2024
11 section
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2023
11 section
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2022
11 section
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2021
11 section
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2020
44 sections
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2019
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2018
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2017
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2016
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
ForecastUnder 15%15–39%40–69%70–89%90%+Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sectionsNot offeredNo data for term
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