Brown, Daniel Gregory

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Derivative Securities

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APPM 4720 - Open Topics in Applied Mathematics
Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Provides a vehicle for the development and presentation of new topics that may be incorporated into the core courses in applied mathematics. Department enforced prerequisite: variable, depending on the topic, see instructor. May be repeated up to 15 total credit hours. Same as APPM 5720.
APPM 5720 - Open Topics in Applied Mathematics
Primary Instructor - Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Provides a vehicle for the development and presentation of new topics that may be incorporated into the core courses in applied mathematics. Department enforced prerequisite: variable, depending on the topic, see instructor. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as APPM 4720.
BADM 3930 - Internship - London Seminar
Primary Instructor - Summer 2023 / Summer 2024
Student training and participation in government or industry environment under faculty supervision. Instructor consent required.
FNCE 2010 - Quantitative Methods for Finance
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023
Study of quantitative approaches to finance. Covers mathematical and statistical topics required for such analysis, including derivatives, optimization, integration, probability, inference, and regression. Students will become proficient in using the tools and applying them to various financial contexts using analytics Excel.
FNCE 3000 - Financial Modeling
Primary Instructor - Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Prepares students for the use of Excel for financial analysis. There will be projects focused on investments, corporate finance, and real estate. The course will look to improve the Excel skills of the student by teaching and practicing useful shortcuts for working in Excel. As much as possible the course will teach the student to �ditch the mouse.� In addition, it prepares the students to take the two Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Exams, Associate and Expert.

FNCE 4040 - Derivative Securities
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Develops the modern theory of contingent claims in a mathematical framework oriented toward applications. Examines how to use derivatives for risk management and to tailor portfolio payoffs. Provides an in-depth analysis of the properties of options.

FNCE 4060 - Special Topics in Finance
Primary Instructor - Summer 2022 / Summer 2023 / Summer 2024
Presents new subject matter in finance. The summer offering is the London Seminar in International Finance and Business. Department enforced prereq.: varies, see advising office.

FNCE 4070 - Financial Markets and Institutions
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
Examines the economics of financial markets and the management of financial institutions, both domestic and international. Topics include an overview of U.S. and international financial markets, pricing and risk factors, interest rates, markets for securities and financial services and markets for derivative financial instruments. For students planning to take FNCE 4000 and FNCE 4070, it is recommended that FNCE 4070 precede rather than follow FNCE 4000.

FNCE 4820 - Topics in Finance
Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation into new frontiers in finance. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

FNCE 4827 - Experimental Seminar: Topics in Derivatives
Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
This is a markets-oriented survey of derivatives usage. The two major markets covered are equities and commodities. In the equity markets the focus will be on the S&P 500 options market and the VIX. The commodity focus will be on the energy markets of crude oil, its refined products and natural gas. The course will end with a focus on risk management.

INBU 4910 - Global Internship
Primary Instructor - Summer 2022
Business programs must balance theory and practice in order to produce graduates who are not only proficient in the language of business, but also have hands-on experience in their areas of emphasis. Internships are an effective way of acquiring the practical experience that business graduates need. A global internship consists of a practical international experience that includes an academic component. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

MBAX 6250 - Derivative Securities
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2024
Derivatives, like options, futures, forwards, and swaps, encompass all aspects of finance. Topics cover the characteristics, valuation, and trading strategies associated with derivatives as well as their use in risk management. Recommended prerequisite: for MBAD students, prerequisite course of MBAC 6060; for FNCE-MS majors, prerequisite MSBC 5060 (minimum grade D-).

MBAX 6270 - Applied Derivatives
Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
Covers applications of financial derivatives and a range of topics, from market risk management to liquidity and counter party risk management in contemporary finance. Specifically, the course examines the pricing and use of financial derivatives, including options, forwards, futures, swaps and credit derivatives in risk management.

MSBX 5270 - Applied Derivatives
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Covers applications of financial derivatives and a range of topics, from market risk management to liquidity and counter party risk management in contemporary finance. Specifically, the course examines the pricing and use of financial derivatives, including options, forwards, futures, swaps and credit derivatives in risk management.

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