25762 Synthetic Financial Products

6cp
Requisite(s): 25741 Capital Markets
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Postgraduate

This subject provides an introduction to the management of portfolios using options in financial markets. Stock, index, debt and foreign currency options are discussed, as well as forward and futures contracts and options on these instruments. It discusses the role of such instruments as risk-transferring devices.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.gsb.uts.edu.au/courses/subject/syllabus/25762.pdf

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,220.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.