FINC6010 Derivative Securities Assignment
2025 S1
Assignment Overview:
CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. The group has four exchanges, CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade), NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange) and COMEX (The Commodity Exchange). These four exchanges offer a wide range of trading benchmarks for all major asset classes. CME Group’s website (https://www.cmegroup.com/) provides comprehensive information on derivatives trading and can be used as the major information source of this assignment.
Student teams from University of Sydney’s FINC6010 course are going to investigate derivative securities trading using the trading simulator provided by CME. The simulator can be accessed after registration (free) and login (see the following link). Initially, each trading team will have $100,000 to trade but you do not need use all the amount.
Please register your account by clicking on this link:
https://www.cmegroup.com/trading_tools/simulator.html
You can refer to the screenshot below after successfully registering and logging in to your account:
This assignment integrates AI-assisted learning and job market insights to enhance your financial skills and career readiness. Through the study and analysis of real-life derivative trading, you will develop a deeper understanding of various derivative instruments and gain hands-on experience in evaluating derivative contracts. By applying theoretical concepts to real-world scenarios, this assignment will sharpen your analytical abilities, improve your practical knowledge, and better prepare you for job interviews and careers in the financial industry.
Submission Guidelines
o Deadline: The assignment is due by 12 May 2025 at 23:59.
o Late submission is not accepted. For special consideration request, please contact the student center for formal approval.
o Submission Method: Submit your report online via Canvas (“Assignments” tab on Canvas).
o File Format: Submit the report as a PDF (.pdf) or Word (.docx) document.
Group Formation:
o You can form a group with students in different tutorial classes.
o Possible student number of your team ∈ [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
Format:
o The report should be well-structured with clear headings.
o Please present the report in a Questions/Answers format.
o Please answer the questions listed below in sequence.
o Please use charts, tables, calculations, screenshots, or references (cite sources) for explanation purpose.
o Use APA reference style for all the references.
Page Limit:
o The submitted report (main body) should not be more than 12 pages, including cover page, references, and appendices.
o There is no font size or line spacing constraints, if others can read your report.
o Please provide the necessary screenshots to show your actual trading practice.
o Please note that marking will be based on your answers provided in the body of the report, appendices is used as double check the details, rather than answering questions.
o No need to provide executive summary and introduction, etc.
o Cover page is needed for providing the group name, student ID, and student names.
o For each team, only submit one document and once. Please put “(submitter)” after the submitter’s name.