Teaching Guide: Contents
Note: this document
contains the outline of the teaching guide only. You can read the overview and the
introduction to the system, but not the details of the assignments. The full teaching guide is available to
instructors using the FTS Real Time System in their courses. Please contact us at ftsweb@gmail.com if you would like
to see the full guide with the details of every project.
·
Overview
·
Quick Introduction to the FTS
Real Time Client Version
·
Equity Projects
o How Securities
are Traded
o Understanding
Risk and Return
o Understanding
Beta
o Performance
Measures
o Portfolio
Diversification
o Long Short
Strategies
o Sector Rotation
Strategies
·
Bond Projects
o Duration and
Interest Rate Risk
·
Valuation Projects
o The Dividend
Model
o The Free Cash
Flow to Equity Model
o The Residual
Income (Earnings) Model
o The Abnormal
Earnings Growth Model
·
International Projects
o Trading
Currencies
o International
Diversification
·
Futures Projects
o Introduction to
Stock Index Futures
o Managing Risk
with Futures
o The Cost of
Carry Model
o Interpreting
Futures Prices
o Futures
Arbitrage
·
Options Projects
o Introduction to
Options Trading
o Option Trading
Strategies
o Applying the
Black Scholes Model
o Interpreting
Option Prices
o Hedging with Options