FIN 416

Spring 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

Applied Derivative Strategies

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Credit: 3 hours.

Building upon the basic options knowledge gained in FIN 412, this course covers volatility trading looking not only at the CBOE VIX product and OTC variance swaps, but also the application of volatility trading across all asset classes with listed products. The most topical options and derivatives structures such as risk parity, risk premia capture, alternative risk premia and volatility targeting are explored at the conclusion of the course.

3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. Prerequisite: FIN 300 and FIN 412.

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FIN 416 class schedule data for spring 2026
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	76375	Lecture-Discussion	E5	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	2007 Business Instructional Fac	Excell, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Info: The completion of the prerequisite course FIN 412 under Prof Excell is required for this section. Please email the instructor at excell@illinois.edu to apply for this section. This course uses ExPrep and additional fees will apply. Restriction(s): Restricted to Gies College of Business. Not intended for Nondegree major(s) or minor(s). Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.