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Futures and Options
By Collin CarterEducation
Futures and Options episodes
- ARE139: Lecture 8, Fall 2015Lecture 8 Describes the operation of the clearinghouse. Prof. Carter uses the trade of a 100 oz. gold contract to explain the role and function of the clearinghouse in the market as an example.1 hr 26 min
- ARE139: Lecture 7, Fall 2015Trading equity indices an introduction. Professor Carter discussescommodity price relationships, explaining inter-temporal commoditypricing relationships - soybeans and wheat are used as examples. Theimportance of storage and how storage affects markets, and accountingfor the costs of storage.1 hr 24 min
- ARE139: Lecture 6, Fall 2015Lecture 6 gives examples of treasury-bond trading, pricing, profit-losscalculation, basis points, interest-rate expectation, and of currencytrading are discussed. These are followed by video showing tradingaction on the floor of the NY Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Boardof Trade.1 hr 24 min
- ARE139: Lecture 5, Fall 2015Lecture 5 presents the economic functions served by futures and optionsmarkets. It then begins a description of the terminology and mechanicsinvolved in futures and options markets and provides a generalorganization of a typical futures market and the role of regulators andgovernmental oversight.1 hr 27 min
- ARE139: Lecture 4, Fall 2015This class covers the use of Stock-Trak website. Describes the origins of futuresand how the development of futures options reduced the seasonal priceswings of agricultural commodities and encouraged the storage of grain.Answers how to read futures contract price quote tables, what is theopening price, settlement price, lifetime high and low prices?1 hr 23 min
- ARE139: Lecture 3, Fall 2015This class describes what options contracts, or options on futurescontracts are. It also answers what the difference is between a calloption and a put option. What does it mean to go long or go short?Professor Carter describes the top U.S. exchanges, when they werefounded and the primary trading instruments on each. Next, he describessimilar international futures markets. Old-fashioned pit trading vs.electronic trading methods are described. Carter discusses theimportance of futures markets on the world economy.1 hr 25 min
- ARE139: Lecture 2, Fall 2015Lecture 2 continues the course introduction - explaining just what is a futurescontract and what are the four categories of futures contract. Thislecture also provides an introduction to an options contract.1 hr 23 min
- ARE139: Lecture 1, Fall 2015Lecture 1 starts with a broad outline of the course. Carter discusses the history and basic principles of futures markets.1 hr 22 min
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This course focuses on the institutional structure and economic functions of futures and options markets. Price formation in both commodity (e.g., corn, crude oil, cotton, and cattle) and financial…
(e.g., Eurodollar, Treasury Bonds, and stock indexes) futures and options markets will be examined in detail. The theory and practice of hedging will be explored in depth. Additional topics include: the theory of inter-temporal price formation for commodities and financials, common approaches used to forecast prices, statistical analysis of historical price behavior, and futures and options market regulation.
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