DeGroote School of Business

Course Description

F742 - Market Trading and Risk Management With Futures

This experiential course develops practical skills in trading securities with a focus on futures and forwards as tools to manage risk and enhance return. The course deals comprehensively with the increased importance of risk and uncertainty in today’s financial markets. The course relies on the facilities and resources available in the Horizon Exchange Traded Funds Investment Decision Centre (IDC).

For more information, please contact John Siam at siamj@mcmaster.ca.

  • Prerequisite: F600
  • Cross-list: F722 if taken in 2012 or earlier

Course Offerings

No course offerings found.

Course Offerings Archive Submission Form

If you need an outline from an earlier semester, please use this form to contact us. Outlines for current and future courses will be posted here on the website as they become available.


  • You can request outlines from earlier semesters. Outlines for current (and future) courses will be posted here as they become available.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.