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FINS5535 - Derivatives and Risk Management Techniques 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2025 
 
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Part 02: Sample Final Examination Paper 
Part 03: Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper 
Part 04: Final Examination - Hints and Tips 
 
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Derivatives and Risk Management Techniques (FINS5535) - UNSW Business School

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	UNSW Sydney
Study Level	Postgraduate
Subject Code	FINS5535
Subject Name	Derivatives and Risk Management Techniques
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	30

Prepare for the FINS5535: Derivatives and Risk Management Techniques [UNSW] - Final Examination 2025 with the most complete exam guide available for this subject, including exam-style questions, and advice on common examination pitfalls. Students will get with a clear picture of how the final exam will be assessed, and how it is structured - as well as the likely style and range of questions that you could see in the final exam. This self-study set has been thoroughly updated to cover all the topics covered in the latest edition of the exam.

This course provides both introductory theory and a working knowledge of financial derivatives. The theory component covers some fundamental pricing principles that apply to various derivative contracts in financial markets. The working knowledge component will cover the main types of derivatives contracts and valuation techniques. The course emphasises the use of derivatives in financial risk management. It includes an option market making simulation which aims to help students to gain practical knowledge about the sophisticated options market-making mechanism.

Major topics to be covered include:

Fundamentals of Forwards and Futures
Hedging technique and pricing of forward and futures
Swaps & Fundamentals of Options
Binomial Models and Stochastic Processes
Ito’s Lemma & Black-Scholes & Options on Futures
The Greek Letters
Option market simulation
Exotic Options
Volatility

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME
ACCT1501	Accounting and Financial Management 1A
ACCT1511	Accounting and Financial Management 1B
ACCT2522	Management Accounting 1
ACCT2542	Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis
ECON1101	Microeconomics 1
ECON1102	Macroeconomics 1
ECON1203	Business and Economic Statistics
ECON2101	Microeconomics 2
ECON2206	Introductory Econometrics
ECON2209	Business Forecasting
ECON3208	Applied Econometric Methods
FINS1612	Capital Markets and Institutions
FINS1613	Business Finance
FINS2624	Portfolio Management
FINS3625	Applied Corporate Finance
FINS3635	Options, Futures and Risk Management
FINS3636	Interest Rate Risk Management
LAWS3751	Business Taxation
MARK1012	Marketing Fundamentals
MGMT1001	Managing Organisations and People
TABL1710	Business and the Law

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