FINA690K
Structured Products and Exotic Options
Course Outline
Lecture Note
Homework set
Test
Topic One
Callable bonds and structured notes
1.1 Callable bonds
1.2 Structured notes
1.3 Equity-linked products - Asian examples
Topic Two
Convertible bonds
2
.1 Convertible bonds as an asset class
Convertible bonds as an asset class
(ppt format)
2.2 Analytics of convertible and structured convertibles
Analytics of convertible and structured convertibles
(ppt format)
Topic Three
Asset backed securities
3
.1 Total return swap
Exotic swaps (ppt format)
3.2
Mortgage backed securities
Mortgage backed securities (ppt format)
Topic Four
Asset backed securities
Portfolio credit derivatives - correlation product
Homework One
Solution to HW1
Homework Two
Solution to HW2
First reading assignment - convertible bonds
Seconding reading assignment - CDO
Test 1
Test 2