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    • FLUMental maths and numerical fluency
    • TVMTime value, rates and linear products
      • 1Forwards and futures

        • Forwards, futures and the cost of carry
      • 2Discounting

        • Discounting: compounding conventions and present value
      • 3Bonds and rate risk

        • Bonds: yield, duration and convexity
      • 4Swaps and FX

        • Swaps, FRAs and interest parity
    • OPTOptions: fundamentals and arbitrage
    • PRCOption pricing models
    • GRKThe Greeks and hedging
    • VOLVolatility
    • EXOExotics and structured products
    • SCStochastic calculus

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TVM

Time value, rates and linear products

Discounting, bonds, forwards and swaps — the no-arbitrage groundwork options are built on.

  1. 1

    Forwards and futures

    Cost of carry, contango and backwardation, basis, and where futures genuinely differ from forwards.

    • 1.1Forwards, futures and the cost of carryFree11 min
  2. 2

    Discounting

    Compounding conventions, present and future value, annuities, NPV and IRR.

    • 2.1Discounting: compounding conventions and present value11 min
  3. 3

    Bonds and rate risk

    Price–yield, duration, DV01, convexity and bootstrapping a zero curve.

    • 3.1Bonds: yield, duration and convexity13 min
  4. 4

    Swaps and FX

    Interest rate swaps as bond portfolios, FRAs, and covered interest parity.

    • 4.1Swaps, FRAs and interest parity12 min
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