MFIN 2202 Derivatives and Risk Management

Name: Derivatives and Risk Management
Rating: 4.23 (306 reviews)

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

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Requirements fulfilled

Finance: Additional MFIN elective options (Current University Catalog)
Finance: Prescribed finance elective options (Current University Catalog)
Finance: One elective from the following list (must be taken in CSOM) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Official evaluation summary

4.23 / 5

Based on 306 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Gang Nathan Dong
Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.29/5
Cheng Jiang
Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.60/5
Peter Van Amson
Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.88/5

Sections

Section 01
Fall 2026 · Gang Nathan Dong · Fulton Hall 130 Tu 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered