• Define derivatives and describe their economic functions
• Discuss forward contracts and their usefulness in hedging and speculation, and limitations of forward contracts
• Explain the features of future contracts, the distinction between futures and forwards, payoffs for futures and pricing of futures—index futures and stock futures
• Examine the fundamental characteristics of option contracts, the distinction between futures and options and the option payoffs and pricing of options
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