Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management
Learn about commodity derivatives, commodity contracts, commodity exchanges with the Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management course.
Online
12 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management online course is an 12-week program offered by Swayam, an initiative by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. This course also covers carbon, weather, real estate, and freight derivative contracts traded on global exchanges such as LME, CME, LBMA, DGCX, and The Baltic Exchange.
The Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management training covers various commodities such as crude oil, agricultural commodities, base metals, electricity, and precious metals. In India, the market for commodity derivatives has exploded. Since the establishment of various national level commodity exchanges such as MCX, NCDEX, and NMCE around a decade ago, the Indian derivatives markets market has seen significant growth in terms of trading volume, types of warehouse development, commodities contracts traded, and substantial changes to commodity trading.
The Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management syllabus covers fundamental topics including seasonality, value-at-risk based margin calculation, minimum variance hedge ratio, commodities index construction, basis risk, pricing, and valuation of financial derivatives.
The Highlights
- 12 weeks duration
- Online learning
- 3 credits
- Video lectures
- Offered by IIT Kharagpur
- Postgraduate-level study
- Government-approved certificate
- 100% free of cost
- Course provider Swayam
Programme Offerings
- Self-assessment
- Reading Materials
- tests
- quizzes
- Online discussion forums
- Video lectures.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kharagpur |
Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management Fees -
Course Fee Type | Amount |
Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management | Nil |
Certification exam fee (optional) | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
Students must finish the core curriculum and pass the exams and quizzes to get the Swayam Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management certification.
What you will learn
After completing the Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management certification course, candidates will learn about Commodity Derivatives, Commodity Contracts and Commodity Exchanges along with Agricultural Price Risk Management, Gold & Electricity Price Risk Management, Derivatives on Freight, Water, Property and Payroll, commodity derivative losses, commodity price manipulation, Crude oil & Base Metal Derivatives, Futures & Options, Pricing Commodity Forward, etc.
Who it is for
The course is intended for management study candidates and Masters in Finance/MBA/Ph.D students.
Admission Details
To get admission to the Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management classes, follow the steps mentioned below:
Step 1. The official Swayam course website may be accessed by clicking the link below. https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc23_mg86/preview
Step 2. You may start the registration process by hitting the Register button.
Step 3. Register with your Facebook, Microsoft or Google account, or enter your email and password manually.
Step 4. To access the account details page, locate and click the 'Join' option.
Step 5. Fill in the required information to begin the course.
The Syllabus
- Introduction to Commodity Derivatives, Commodity Exchanges and Commodity Contracts.
- Pricing Commodity Forward, Futures & Options
- Agricultural Price Risk Management
- Crude oil & Base Metal Derivatives
- Gold & Electricity Price Risk Management
- Weather and Carbon Derivatives
- Derivatives on Freight, Water, Property and Payroll
- Lessons from major commodity price manipulations and commodity derivative losses
Instructors
IIT Kharagpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
There are 3 credits included in the Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management course.
Swayam is the course provider of the Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management online course.
Faculty from IIT Kharagpur delivers the lecture on Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management classes.
The duration of the Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management training is 12 weeks.
The Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management tutorial is Postgraduate level.