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Office Hours:
Teaching Assistant:
Phone during office hours:
E-mail:
Office Hours:
John Schroeder
(949) 922-3264 cell
john.schroeder@usc.edu
Early section Mondays & Wednesdays
3:30 4:50 in OHE 100B
Later section
Mondays & Wednesdays
5:00-6:20 PM in GFS 118
Wednesdays
1:00pm to 3:00pm in GER 2016C
and by appointment DEN students can arrange telecons as needed.
Phone during office hours: (213) 740 0867 or cell: (949) 922 3264
Ugur Akyol
(213) 361 3458 cell
uakyol@usc.edu
Tuesday: 3:00pm to 4:00pm, Thursday: 12:30pm to 1:30pm in GER 237
Textbook: Options, Futures, and other Derivatives 8th Edition by John C. Hull ISBN 9780132777421 or
ISBN 9780132164948 (international edition)
Class Notes: Lecture slides will be posted on the Distance Education Network (DEN). They are posted by
12:00 noon the day of class. If revisions occur after posting, they are re-posted the day after class.
Additional Reading Assignments: Supplemental reading will occasionally be required. Such material will be
posted on DEN prior to the assignment.
Website:
Administrative:
213-821-1321
213-740-9356
213-821-3136
213-740-4488
213-740-4886
213-740-8935
Course Objectives:
To become familiar with financial markets, derivative contracts, the mathematical basis for the evaluation of
derivatives, and the use of derivatives in risk mitigation and investing. This class will prepare the student for
future classes in the Financial Engineering Masters Program and/or help prepare him for a vocation as an
investment analyst. Numerous examples are presented and analyzed of using derivatives in successful investing.
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TOPICS
HOMEWORK
none
Hull, Chapter 1
Hull Sections 4.1, 4.2
Hull Remainder of Ch 4
To Be Provided
Hull Chapter 9
Hull Chapter 10
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Hull Ch 2
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Class Projects will be presented in summary form during the time allocated for a final exam.
HOMEWORK:
Each homework assignment will be described in the last slides of the preceding lecture. There will be
6 homework assignments. Typically they are assigned on Wednesdays for completion and submission by the
beginning of class on the following Monday.
MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS:
The first midterm examinations will cover all of the course material covered prior to class 12. The second
midterm examination will cover the material from classes 13 thru 25. It will also repeat one question from
midterm 1.
Midterm 1 ise closed book. Calculators are allowed and one 4 x 6 card with handwritten notes. No electronic
devices are allowed. Midterm 2 is open source: text, laptops, notes, etc. No electronic communications.
If you are a DEN student, it is your responsibility to coordinate your exam time/location with the DEN office.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
The Final Examination will consist of the class project and the presentations
CLASS PROJECTS:
Class projects are 8 to 10 page papers on a topic associated with financial derivatives. Students are grouped into
teams of 5 people each. The teams may pick from suggested topics or suggest one of their own choosing. Each
team will present an overview of their paper to the class per the schedule for final exams.
GRADING METHOD:
The class grade is based on a combination of the homework, midterm, class project and final examination.
The weight for each category is as follows:
Homework
30%
Mid Term 1
25%
Mid Term 1I
25%
20%
100%
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT -"The Viterbi School of Engineering adheres to the University's
policies and procedures governing academic integrity as described in SCampus. Students are expected to be
aware of and to observe the academic integrity standards described in SCampus, and to expect those standards
to be enforced in this course.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: "Any Student requesting academic accommodations based on a
disability is required to register with Disability Services and Programs (DSP) each semester. A letter of
verification for approved accommodations can be obtained from DSP. Please be sure the letter is delivered to
me (or to TA) as early in the semester as possible. DSP is located in STU 301 and is open 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. The phone number for DSP is (213)740-0776.