Financial Markets

  1. Derivatives Markets
    1. Derivatives Overview
      1. Definition and Characteristics
        1. Underlying Assets
          1. Risk and Return Profiles
          2. Uses of Derivatives
            1. Risk Management
              1. Hedging Applications
                1. Risk Reduction Strategies
                2. Speculation
                  1. Leveraged Positions
                    1. Directional Bets
                    2. Arbitrage
                      1. Price Discrepancy Exploitation
                        1. Risk-Free Profits
                      2. Forward Contracts
                        1. Contract Specifications
                          1. Customization Features
                            1. Settlement Methods
                              1. Counterparty Risk
                                1. Valuation Methods
                                2. Futures Contracts
                                  1. Standardization Features
                                    1. Exchange Trading
                                      1. Margin Requirements
                                        1. Initial Margin
                                          1. Maintenance Margin
                                            1. Variation Margin
                                            2. Daily Settlement
                                              1. Mark-to-Market Process
                                                1. Margin Calls
                                                2. Contract Specifications
                                                  1. Underlying Asset
                                                    1. Contract Size
                                                      1. Delivery Terms
                                                        1. Expiration Dates
                                                      2. Options Contracts
                                                        1. Call Options
                                                          1. Rights and Obligations
                                                            1. Payoff Profiles
                                                            2. Put Options
                                                              1. Rights and Obligations
                                                                1. Payoff Profiles
                                                                2. Option Terminology
                                                                  1. Strike Price
                                                                    1. Expiration Date
                                                                      1. Premium
                                                                        1. Moneyness
                                                                        2. Option Strategies
                                                                          1. Basic Strategies
                                                                            1. Long Call
                                                                              1. Long Put
                                                                                1. Short Call
                                                                                  1. Short Put
                                                                                  2. Combination Strategies
                                                                                    1. Straddles
                                                                                      1. Strangles
                                                                                        1. Spreads
                                                                                        2. Covered Strategies
                                                                                          1. Covered Call
                                                                                            1. Protective Put
                                                                                        3. Swaps
                                                                                          1. Interest Rate Swaps
                                                                                            1. Fixed-for-Floating Swaps
                                                                                              1. Swap Valuation
                                                                                                1. Applications in Risk Management
                                                                                                2. Currency Swaps
                                                                                                  1. Principal and Interest Exchange
                                                                                                    1. Cross-Currency Risk Management
                                                                                                    2. Credit Default Swaps
                                                                                                      1. Credit Protection Mechanism
                                                                                                        1. Reference Entities
                                                                                                          1. Credit Events

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