1. Background material -- 2. Simple economics: complete and incomplete markets -- 3. Investment portfolio optimization -- 4. Pricing: neutral and indifferences -- 5. Hedging -- 6. Equity valuation and investing: continuous-time accounting -- 7. FX rates and FX derivatives

Introduction -- Volatility and its estimation -- Overview of volatility derivatives -- Options delta hedging with no options at all -- Volatility derivatives in portfolio optimization -- Benefits of using volatility futures in investment strategies -- Predictive properties of the volatility term...