Advanced Derivatives Professional Certificate (New York Institute of Finance)

Colleagues, the New York Institute of Finance’s Advanced Derivatives Professional Certificate program (35 CPE credits) equips you with  a deep understanding of derivative instruments. Learn the essential underlying mathematics in an intuitive, accessible fashion. Develop expertise in the theory and practice of derivatives valuation including the use of finite difference techniques. Understand volatility and variance products and volatility trading strategies. This 5 day program includes skill-based training modules, including: 1) Review of Derivatives Basics, Discrete Processes for Asset Prices, Discrete Time and State Pricing Models for Derivatives, A binomial formula for European options,; Day 2) The Wiener process as the limit of a random walk, Continuous Time and State Pricing Models for Derivatives, Volatility; Day 3) Exotic Options and Path Dependency, Overview of Numerical Methods, Monte Carlo Methods for Derivatives Valuation; Day 4) Finite Difference Methods: One Factor Models, Finite Difference Methods: One Factor Models,  Finite Difference Methods: Two Factor Models,; Day 5) Volatility Instruments, Valuation and Hedging, Volatility Trading, and Desk Ready Skills Knowledge Check. Prerequisite knowledge of derivative instruments, MS Excel skills, intermediate probability and statistics, and basic calculus, including partial differentiation and integration is recommended.

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