MBA536 Corporate Hedging Strategies

This course will help students develop corporate hedging strategies predominantly through the use of index and equity options and exchange traded funds. Students will focus on analysis of corporate risk exposure and hedging strategies to limit the risk. Students will utilize risk management software, option valuation tools, and other modeling tools used for corporate hedging. Prerequisite(s): For MBA Program students: MBA500, Intro to MBA and MBA516, Financial Markets For Certification students: Intro to WebCT workshop and an upper level undergraduate Finance course 3 semester hours