Academy / Financial Engineering
#2 The Time Value of Money: Why Interest Matters
Mar 1, 2026 · Oiyo
Understand the fundamental concept of compounding and discounting, and how the value of money changes across time.
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Academy / Financial Engineering
#3 Basics of Derivatives: Forward and Futures
Mar 1, 2026 · Oiyo
Learn the core concepts of derivatives and how forward contracts are used to manage price risk in an uncertain future.
Academy / Financial Engineering
#4 Option Trading and Payoff Structures: The Magic of Asymmetric Returns
Mar 1, 2026 · Oiyo
Understand the fundamental concepts of Call and Put options, and visualize the asymmetric profit/loss structures for buyers and sellers based on price movements.
Academy / Financial Engineering
#5 The Black-Scholes Model: The Standard for Option Pricing
Mar 1, 2026 · Oiyo
Understand the fundamental assumptions of the Nobel Prize-winning Black-Scholes model and mathematically analyze how stock prices, time, and volatility affect option prices.
Academy / Financial Engineering
#6 The Greeks: The Language of Risk
Mar 1, 2026 · Oiyo
Learn about the Greek letters that quantify the impact of changes in underlying asset price, time, and volatility on option prices, and understand risk hedging techniques using them.
Academy / Financial Engineering
#7 Monte Carlo Simulation: Mapping Tens of Thousands of Futures
Mar 1, 2026 · Oiyo
Learn numerical techniques that use random numbers to generate virtual scenarios and calculate the value of complex derivatives that are difficult to solve with closed-form formulas.
Academy / Financial Engineering
#8 Risk Measurement and Management (VaR): Quantifying Worst-Case Scenarios
Mar 1, 2026 · Oiyo
Learn about Value at Risk (VaR), the standard risk management metric for financial institutions, including its calculation methods and limitations.
Academy / Financial Engineering
#9 Introduction to Interest Rate Models: Stochastic Movement of Interest Rates
Mar 1, 2026 · Oiyo
Understand the principles of bond pricing and Mean Reversion through the Vasicek and CIR models, which describe how interest rates change over time.
Academy / Financial Engineering
#10 Portfolio Optimization: Finding the Optimal Investment Mix
Mar 1, 2026 · Oiyo
Based on Harry Markowitz's Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT), learn the principles of optimal asset allocation to maximize returns for a given risk level or minimize risk for a specific return target.
Academy / Game Theory
#1 Ch 1: Prisoner's Dilemma & Payoff Matrix
Mar 1, 2026 · Oiyo
Understand how individual rational choices lead to collective tragedy through the payoff matrix.