Information for my Classes
CHECK ON BLACKBOARD FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE SYLLABUS AND TRADING GAME
You may download the full syllabus and the information and instructions for the trading game here (if you are in the MSF Fasttrack these will be provided in class). Click on the appropriate files to download. Also see below for the answers to the suggested problems for Risk Management and how to determine your username and password for WebCT. If you can not open the pdf file with your Adobe reader then try to set it for Adobe version 4.0. If that does not work then contact me! NOTE: HERE I have the syllabi based on my format. The College has its own format which is in html (web pages). They both should have the same information, but rely on my format if there is any discrepancies.
FIN 4594 (Financial Software Applications), 6487 & 4486 (both Risk Mgt) Syllabi and Trading Game Instructions:
PDF Files NOTE: if you have Acrobat Reader 5.1 and you try to page down within your browser then your browser may freeze. Save or print the pdf file to overcome this problem. The files directly below are pdf files.
Risk Management Trading Game instructions (FIN 6487)
FIN 6487 (MSF) syllabus: Part I General Topics (2009)
FIN 6487 (MSF) syllabus: Part II Grades and Assignments (2009)
FIN 7536 Doctorate Seminar in Futures and Microstructure
FIN 4594 Financial Software Applications Summer 2009
The suggested problems for Risk Management are part of your syllabus:
Risk Mgt Homework answers in pdf format
The following has "Known Issues Concerning the Book" if you are making CORRECTIONS:
Known Issues Concerning the Book
1. For links to financial information: see choices in left frame of this site and in Blackboard under futures and options links (www.fiu.edu/~daiglerr)
2A. Blackboard Information
Blackboard is needed for: QUIZZES for Risk Mgt, the bulletin board, certain class material,
additional information on the Trading Game,
and special links to futures and options sites.
2B. ENTERING BLACKBOARD
CLICK BELOW TO SIGN-IN TO YOUR COURSE (but first read how to enter the course)
Go to http://online.fiu.edu/ BUT right click on this link on a NEW page; because if you LEFT click on this link from my Web site then many things in WebCT will NOT work, such as the quizzes!! Using a right click (to open as a new web page) will provide the correct web address at the top of the new web page.
At online.fiu.edu CLICK ON THE "COURSE LOGIN" ICON AT THE LEFT MIDDLE OF THE PAGE. (NOTE: If you registered within the last couple of days then your name may not yet be in the database.)
Username: Your PantherID
Initial Password: Your birthdate in the form MMDDYYYY
YOU MAY CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD by going to Options/change password
You should bookmark the above FIU online location for your course.
2C. A NOTE FOR QUIZZES: enter your course and click on the Assessments icon. The quiz you want to take should have an underlined link to it; if it does not THEN compare the date and time listed for the quiz to the current date/time - a quiz will not "open up" until the correct time - you may have to refresh your page to see the quiz become available. There is a time limit to the quiz - it will not let you submit answers after the time limit! MAKE SURE to read carefully the section in the syllabi about taking the quizzes to avoid problems!! After the quizzes are graded then: QUIZ ANSWERS ARE AVAILABLE (see the syllabi).