MFIN 2202 Derivatives and Risk Management
This course is an introduction to derivative assets such as futures, forwards, swaps, and options, financial engineering, risk management, and mortgage and credit derivatives. We will cover the pricing of these derivative assets as well as securities that contain embedded options. We will consider risk management strategies such as static and dynamic hedging. Applications will be considered from equity, commodity, bond, and mortgage-backed markets.
Course overview
- Department
- Finance
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- MFIN1151
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.23 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.40 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 8
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Cheng Jiang | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 43 of 50 |
| Fall 2025 | Gang Nathan Dong | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 33 of 40 |
| Spring 2025 | Cheng Jiang | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 49 of 60 |
| Fall 2024 | Gang Nathan Dong | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 40 of 45 |
| Spring 2024 | Cheng Jiang | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 54 of 57 |
| Fall 2023 | Gang Nathan Dong | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 of 42 |
| Spring 2023 | Peter Van Amson | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 35 |
| Fall 2022 | Gang Nathan Dong | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 27 of 35 |
Data freshness
Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 01