FINA2204 Derivative Products and Markets (University of Western Australia): rated 3.4/5 overall across 13 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
FINA2204 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Business School in Management and Commerce. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 衍生品与市场
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Management and Commerce
Faculty: Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit provides students with basic concepts of options, futures and other derivative securities, and their role in risk management. Topics include charateristics and basic properties of options, forward and futures, their pricing and uses in trading and hedging strategies.
FINA2204 has 13 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 4.1 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 7 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.1 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.4/5).
On Reddit: "Neither were fun. If I had to pick one that was easier, I would choose FINA2205. The group assignment is dependent on how good your group members are but the assignment wasnt too bad (just alot of computation and excel) and the labs/tutes were pretty straightforward. The exam wa…"
On Reddit: "I did finance second major in my undergrad. If you mean level 2/3 elective units, I would definitely do: - Business Analysis and Valuation (FINA2207) - Financial Planning (FINA2209) - Trading Securities and Markets (FINA3307) - Banking Theory and Practice (FINA3304) FINA2205 and…"
The course panel on UWA Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is FINA2204 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 13 reviews: usefulness 4.1/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINA2204, and when is it offered?
A: FINA2204 is taught by the Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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