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FIN 427Derivative Securities

3 credits · Finance · Penn State

Introduction to futures contracts and options, leading to a working understanding of their importance in financial management applications.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “FIN 420 or approval of program”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Required in (2)

  • Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics, Certificate
  • Financial Risk Management, Certificate

One of the options in (2)

  • Finance, B.S. (Abington)
  • Finance, B.S. (Capital)
What it opens up

Courses that list FIN 427 as a prerequisite (1)

  • FIN 465 Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Finance