[major=BBA_FT | course_id=FIN402 | syllabus_id=13185 | semester=5 | combo=core | title=Derivatives]
Course ID: FIN402
Title EN: Derivatives
Title VI: Công cụ phái sinh
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: FIN202
Description: This course is a follow-up to FIN202 and FIN303, in which students touch on fundamental concepts of finance in general and corporate finance in particular. After the theoretical foundation established in FIN202 and FIN303, students now have chance to acquire indepth knowledge about Derivatives valuation and investment strategies.
Topics include: Futures and Forwards Valuation and Strategies, Option Valuation and Strategies, Swaps, Commodity Forwards and Futures, Financial Risk Management.
Student tasks: - Class attendance is strongly encouraged. Attend at least 80% of class hours in order to be accepted to the final examination
- Actively participate in class activities
- Fulfil tasks given by intructors after class
- Use their own laptop in class only for learning purpose
- Read the textbook in advance
- Access the course website (http://flm.fpt.edu.vn) for up-to-date information and material of the course, for online supports from teachers and other students and for practicing and assessment.
Tools: 
Course type: traditional
Decision: 1402/QĐ-ĐHFPT dated 12/12/2025
Approved date: 2025-12-12
CLO1: Demonstrate an understanding of the uses of financial engineering and risk management approaches and techniques used by modern organisation
[1] category=Class Participation; type=on-going; weight=10.0; duration=; question_type=; grading_guide=; completion_criteria=; clos=>0
[2] category=Group Assignment; type=on-going; weight=30.0; duration=In class (30 minutes/group); question_type=CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4; grading_guide=Part 1,2,3,4; completion_criteria=; clos=>0
[3] category=Individual Assignment; type=on-going; weight=20.0; duration=At home; question_type=; grading_guide=Applied theory; completion_criteria=; clos=>0
[4] category=Quizzes; type=on-going; weight=10.0; duration=In class (30-40 minutes/each); question_type=; grading_guide=Cover Part 1: Insurance Hedging and Simple strategies + Part 2: Forwards and Futures, Cover Part 3: Options + Part 4: Swaps, Interest rate Forwards and Options; completion_criteria=; clos=>0
[5] category=Final exam; type=Final exam; weight=30.0; duration=60 minutes; question_type=; grading_guide=Part 1: Insurance Hedging and Simple strategies cover 20%
Part 2: Forwards and Futures covers 30%
Part 3: Options covers 30%
Part 4: Swaps, Interest rate Forwards and Options covers 20%
of the total contents in the exam; completion_criteria=; clos=4
[1] desc=Derivatives Markets; author=McDonald R.L; publisher=Pearson; edition=3rd; isbn=; main=True; online=; note=
[2] desc=Introduction to Derivatives and Risk Management; author=Chance D.M. and Brooks R; publisher=Cengage Learning; edition=10th; isbn=; main=; online=; note=
Session 1: Part 0: INTRODUCTION
-Course Overview
-Introduction to AI Integration
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Session 2: Part 0: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Introduction
What is a Derivative?
The role of Financial Markets
Derivatives in Practice
Buying and Short-selling Financial Assets
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Session 3: Part 1: INSURANCE, HEDGING, AND SIMPLE STRATEGIES
Chapter 2: An introduction to Forwards and Options
Forward Contracts
Call Options
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Session 4: Part 1: INSURANCE, HEDGING, AND SIMPLE STRATEGIES
Chapter 2: An introduction to Forwards and Options (cont')
Put Options
Summary of Forward and Option positions
Options are Insurance
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CLO2: Apply their knowledge of derivatives in solving problems involving financial risks including foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and portfolio risks
Session 1: Chapter 3: Insurance, Collars, and Other Strategies
Basic Insurance Strategies
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Session 2: Chapter 3: Insurance, Collars, and Other Strategies (cont')
Synthetic Forwards
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Session 3: Chapter 3: Insurance, Collars, and Other Strategies (cont')
Spreads and Collars
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Session 4: Chapter 3: Insurance, Collars, and Other Strategies (cont')
Speculating on Volatility
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CLO3: Make informed judgements on the use of derivative instruments
Session 1: Chapter 3: Insurance, Collars, and Other Strategies (cont')
Practice Exercises
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Session 2: Chapter 3: Insurance, Collars, and Other Strategies (cont')
Practice Exercises
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Session 3: Chapter 4: Introduction to Risk Management
Basis Risk Management: The Producer's Perspective
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Session 4: Chapter 4: Introduction to Risk Management (cont')
Basis Risk Management: The Buyer's Perspective
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CLO4: Identify and assess the impact of seminal developments in the literature on derivatives
Session 1: Chapter 4: Introduction to Risk Management (cont')
Why do Firms Manage Risk?
Golddiggers Revisited
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Session 2: Chapter 4: Introduction to Risk Management (cont')
Selecting the Hedge ratio
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Session 3: Chapter 4: Introduction to Risk Management (cont')
Practice exercises
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Session 4: Chapter 4: Introduction to Risk Management (cont')
Practice exercises
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Session 1: REVISION OF PART 1
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Session 2: REVISION OF PART 1
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Session 3: Part 2: FORWARDS AND FUTURES
Chapter 5: Financial Forward and Futures
Alternative way to buy a stock
Prepaid Forward Contracts on Stock
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Session 4: Part 2: FORWARDS AND FUTURES
Chapter 5: Financial Forward and Futures (cont')
Forward Contracts on Stock
Futures Contracts
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Session 1: Part 2: FORWARDS AND FUTURES
Chapter 5: Financial Forward and Futures (cont')
Uses of Index Futures
Currency Contract
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Session 2: Part 2: FORWARDS AND FUTURES
Chapter 5: Financial Forward and Futures
Practice Exercises
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Session 3: Part 2: FORWARDS AND FUTURES
Chapter 5: Financial Forward and Futures
Practice Exercises
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Session 4: Quiz 1:
Textbook: Part 1 + 2
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Session 1: Chapter 6: Commodity Forwards and Futures
Introduction to Commodity Forwards
Equilibrium Pricing of Commodity Forwards
Pricing Commodity Forwards by Arbitrage
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Session 2: Chapter 6: Commodity Forwards and Futures (cont')
Carry Markets
Gold Futures
Seasonality: The Corn Forward Market
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Session 3: Chapter 6: Commodity Forwards and Futures (cont')
Natural Gas
Oil
Commodity Spreads
Hedging Strategies
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Session 4: Guidance on Individual Assignment
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Session 1: REVISION OF PART 2
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Session 2: REVISION OF PART 2
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Session 3: Group Assignment Release
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Session 4: Part 3: OPTIONS
Chapter 9: Parity and other Option relationships
Put-Call Parity
Generalized Parity and Exchange Options
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Session 1: Part 3: OPTIONS
Chapter 9: Parity and other Option relationships (cont')
Comparing Options with Respect to Style, Maturity, and Strike
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Session 2: Part 3: OPTIONS
Chapter 9: Parity and other Option relationships (cont')
Practice Exercises
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Session 3: Chapter 10: Binomial Option Pricing: I
A One-Period Binomial Model Tree
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Session 4: Chapter 10: Binomial Option Pricing: I (cont')
A One-Period Binomial Model Tree
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Session 1: Chapter 10: Binomial Option Pricing: I (cont')
Two or More Binomial Periods
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Session 2: Chapter 10: Binomial Option Pricing: I (cont')
Put Options
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Session 3: Chapter 10: Binomial Option Pricing: I (cont')
Options on other assets
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Session 4: Chapter 10: Binomial Option Pricing: I (cont')
Practice Exercises
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Session 1: Chapter 12: The Black-Scholes Formula
Introduction to the Black-Scholes Formula
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Session 2: Chapter 12: The Black-Scholes Formula (cont')
Applying the Formuala to Other Assets
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Session 3: Chapter 12: The Black-Scholes Formula (cont')
Option Greeks
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Session 4: Chapter 12: The Black-Scholes Formula (cont')
Practice Exercises
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Session 1: REVISION OF PART 3
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Session 2: Individual Assignment - Discussion
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Session 3: Submission of Individual Assignment
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Session 4: Part 4: SWAP:
Chapter 8: Swaps
Interest rate swaps
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Chapter 8

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Session 1: Part 4: SWAP:
Chapter 8: Swaps (cont')
Currency Swaps
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Chapter 8

Ref book: Chapter 12

Session 2: Part 4: SWAP:
Chapter 12 (Ref Book): Swaps
Equity Swaps
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Chapter 8

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Session 3: REVISION OF PART 4
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Chapter 8

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Session 4: Quiz 2: Textbook: Part 3 + 4
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Session 1: Individual Assignment - Review and Feedback
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Session 2: Individual Assignment - Review and Feedback
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Session 3: Group Presentation
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Session 4: Group Presentation
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Session 1: Group Presentation
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Session 3: Group Presentation
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Session 4: Group Presentation
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