Part III of the CQRM Certification Program

4.5 hours in 22 instructional videos

  • 1

    Welcome to the Course

    • Welcome to the Course (3 min)

  • 2

    Real Options Theory and Background

    • Introduction to Real Options (10 min)

    • Example Real Options Cases in Industry (15 min)

    • Financial vs. Real Options and Option Valuation Techniques (15 min)

    • Risk Neutral Probability (10 min)

    • Lattice Equations (15 min)

    • Manually Solving a American, European, and Bermudan Options (17 min)

  • 3

    Real Options Valuation and Modeling

    • Real Options SLS (12 min)

    • Option to Abandon: Custom Option with Changing Inputs (20 min)

    • Option to Expand: Optimal Trigger Values and Optimal Timing (15 min)

    • Option to Contract: Optimal Timing (10 min)

    • Option to Choose: Dominant and Dominated Options (12 min)

    • Volatility Estimation: The Five Approaches (15 min)

    • Intuition of Volatility (6 min)

    • Sequential Compound Options: Multiphased Custom Options (12 min)

    • Modeling and Interpreting Complex Sequential Compound Options (7 min)

    • Exotic Options, Employee Stock Options, and Barrier Options (15 min)

  • 4

    Multinomial Methods and Case Examples of Real Options Modeling

    • Multinomial Lattices (Trinomial, Quandranomial, Pentanomial) (10 min)

    • Case: High-Tech Manufacturing (15 min)

    • Case: Expected Value of Information (15 min)

    • Case: Oil and Gas Farm Outs (8 min)

    • Case: Facility Expansion (7 min)