Course

Derivatives with Applications in the Supply Chain of Agricultural and Food Products

Duration Time 13 weeks
Certificate no
Lessons 0
Course features
Elective Course
Credits : 5
RE&D Department
Lecture Hours : 5
Lab Hours : 0
Spring Semester
Teacher
Professor
His research focuses on Rural Economy, Price Transmission and Volatility, Price Analysis and Market Structure, Efficiency, Technological Changes and Productivity Analysis, Convergence, Supply and Demand Analysis. He has taught a wide range of courses in Agricultural Economics and Economics at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Course Content

The course is the main introductory course in the concepts of derivatives with applications in the supply chain of agricultural and food products. In addition, it highlights the strategic role and modern trends in the derivatives market with applications in the supply chain of agricultural and food products. Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

  • define the key concepts of forward and futures contracts
  • understand the market mechanism and risk hedging with futures contracts
  • understand the valuation of futures contracts
  • understand Options and their properties
  • analyze Options and their valuation methods
  • understand and evaluates SWAPS

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