Learning Platform - "Markets & Trading"

Course: Options – Real Options

About the online training programme

This course explains what real options concern. It is set out that the right to undertake a certain business initiative can be modelled in terms of financial options. In particular, this can be applied to physical assets in the portfolio of commodity or energy players, or their supply contracts. This way, the risks can be identified better, alike hedging them. Besides, the valuation of these assets also becomes easier.

Course Contents

This course covers the following video lessons:

  1. Introduction
  2. Project size – Option to expand
  3. Project size – Option to contract
  4. Project size – Option to expand or contract
  5. Project life & timing – Growth options
  6. Project life & timing – Option to initiate
  7. Project life & timing – Option to abandon
  8. Project life & timing – Sequencing option
  9. Project operations – Output mix option
  10. Project operations – Input mix option
  11. Project operations – Operating scale options
  12. The real option approach – DCF & NPV
  13. The real option approach – Financial options versus real options

This course also includes examination and certification.

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Henrik Kaspersen
Head of Compliance at MFT Energy

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Erika Rabadia
Manager Trading Surveillance | Shell

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Mohammed Abi Afthab Olikathodi
Analyst Energy Data & Scenarios at Eurelectric