Introduction to Financial Options (NOPT064), Fall 2026
In this course, students will learn what financial options are, how they are priced, and how the risks of an options portfolio are managed. The techniques developed in the course also provide a foundation for understanding other financial derivatives.
Slides, videos, and the complete online course are available at Options 101.
Lectures
| Lecture | Topic | Slides |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What Is an Option? | Open slides |
| 2 | The Value of Optionality | Open slides |
Tutorials
Assignments
TBD
Prerequisites
Students should be comfortable with single-variable calculus and basic programming in Python. No prior experience with financial markets or trading is required.