Exam Details

Subject Equity Derivatives
Paper
Exam / Course Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets Practice
Department School of Management Studies (SOMS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. What are derivatives? Discuss the different types of derivatives and derivative contracts.

2. What are swaps? What are the main characteristics of swaps? Discuss the different types of swaps?

3. Explain the trading strategies that can be used to avoid risks associated with futures trading.

4. What are the important dates that need to be taken care off while adjusting the stock prices when dividend is paid out? Explain the adjustment of derivative contract when company announces dividends.

5. Discuss how the put option price is derived and the factors that drive this price.

6. What is and how is it interpreted? How are the deltas of various strikes of calls designed mathematically?

7. Explain the clearing and settlement mechanisms of futures and options contract.

8. Write short notes on the following:

Cross margining

Long condor

Types of hedges

Equity swap


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
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  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Commodity Markets
  • Currency and Debt Markets
  • Equity Derivatives
  • Equity Market
  • Professionals in Financial Market Practice