Some potential topics include dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and reorganization, risk markets, cost of capital and capital structure. An integral part of the course is the class presentation required of all students. The presentation revolves around some area of interest from the topics covered in the course. May be repeated for credit. This course gives an understanding of the principles of price determination for options using several models including Black-Scholes and binomial methods.
Issues examined include put-call parity and the structure of American and European option markets.
The course also offers detailed option strategies for use in both corporate finance and money management. A course in the development of commodity exchanges, the fundamentals of future trading special characteristics of individual commodities and the futures contract. Also discussed are government programs and their effect on prices, charting methods, market analysis and the theory of Hedging. In addition the students will be exposed to trading techniques using the commodity options. Seniors majoring in Economics and Finance can register for academic credit for field experience with business or government agencies in the greater New York area.