ENG MGT 6213 - Financial Engineering

(co-listed with SYS ENG 6613)

 

The Fall 2022 course syllabus is provided below,

along with the course lecture schedule – the lecture

schedule is subject to change throughout the semester.

 

Canceled for Fall 2022: Previous Fall 2022 Course Syllabus

 

Fall 2022 Lecture Schedule

 

The following lecture schedule contains a listing of the topics to be discussed during each class period, as well as end of chapter practice problems and the dates that take-home tests are assigned and due. Students will be notified by email and/or alerted in class when significant changes are made to the lecture schedule.

Week and
Lecture Dates

Lecture Topic and Test Schedule (tests are due by 12:00 pm central on the assigned due dates)

End of Chapter Practice Problems
(These problems will not be turned in for credit)

Week 1

L1: 08/23/22

L2: 08/25/22

Course Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Futures Markets and Central Counterparties

Chapter 1:
1-5, 7-21

Week 2

L3: 08/30/22

L4: 09/01/22

Chapter 2: Futures Markets and Central Counterparties

Chapter 3: Hedging Strategies Using Futures

Chapter 2:
1, 3-4, 6-12, 15-17, 19, 22, 24

Week 3

L5: 09/06/22

L6: 09/08/22

Chapter 3: Hedging Strategies Using Futures

Chapter 4: Interest Rates

Chapter 3:
1-18, 20-21

Week 4

L7: 09/13/22

L8: 09/15/22

Chapter 4: Interest Rates

Chapter 5: Determination of Forward and Future Prices

Test 1 Assigned 09/13 (Chapters 1-4)

Chapter 4:
1-4, 7-12, 14, 17-23

Week 5

L9: 09/20/22

L10: 09/22/22

Chapter 6: Interest Rate Futures

Chapter 7: Swaps

Chapter 5:
1-9, 11-12, 14-15, 17-18

Week 6

L11: 09/27/22

L12: 09/29/22

Chapter 7: Swaps

Test 1 Due 09/27 by 12:00 pm noon central

Chapter 6:
1-10, 12-13, 15, 17-19, 22

Week 7

L13: 10/04/22

10/06/22

No Lecture

Chapter 10: Mechanics of the Options Markets

Test 2 Assigned 10/04 (Chapters 5, 6, 7, 10)

No Lecture 10/06: Fall Break

Chapter 7:
1, 6-7, 12, 15-16

Chapter 10:
1-21

Week 8

L14: 10/11/22

L15: 10/13/22

Chapter 10: Mechanics of the Options Markets

Chapter 11: Properties of Stock Options

Chapter 11:

1-11, 13-17, 20

Week 9

L16: 10/18/22

L17: 10/20/22

Chapter 12: Trading Strategies Involving Options

Chapter 13: Binomial Trees

Test 2 Due 10/20 by 12:00 pm noon central

Chapter 12:

1-7, 9-10, 12-15, 17

Week 10

L18: 10/25/22

L19: 10/27/22

Chapter 13: Binomial Trees

Chapter 15: The Black-Scholes-Merton Model

Test 3 Assigned 10/27 (Chapters 11, 12, 13, 15)

Chapter 13:
1-8, 12-13, 15

Week 11

L20: 11/01/22

L21: 11/03/22

Chapter 15: The Black-Scholes-Merton Model

Chapter 19: The Greek Letters

Chapter 15:
1, 3-6, 13-14, 18

Week 12

L22: 11/08/22

L23: 11/10/22

Chapter 19: The Greek Letters

 Chapter 23: GARCH and EWMA

Test 3 Due 11/10 by 12:00 pm noon central

Chapter 19:
1-7, 12-14, 22
 

Week 13

L24: 11/15/22

L25: 11/17/22

Chapter 23: GARCH and EWMA

Chapter 22: Value-at-Risk

Test 4 Assigned 11/17 (Chapters 19, 22, and 23)

Chapter 23:

1-6, 8, 10-11, 17-18, 20

Week 14

11/22/22

11/24/22

No Lectures

No Lectures 11/22 & 11/24: Thanksgiving Break

Week 15

L26: 11/29/22

L27: 12/01/22

Chapter 22: Value-at-Risk

Chapter 22:

1, 5, 8-10, 18

Week 16

12/06/22

12/08/22

No Lecture

Test 4 Due 12/08 by 12:00 pm noon central

 

Week of 12/12/22
No Lecture

No Lecture: Finals Week

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated 4/18/22