This document provides information about an upcoming two-day faculty development program on commodity and financial derivatives to be held on November 4-5, 2011. It will be conducted by TKM Institute of Management in association with Hedge School of Applied Economics. The program aims to demystify derivatives and involve practical training. It is open to academicians, research scholars, and financial analysts with registration fees ranging from Rs. 900 to Rs. 2,000 depending on participant type. Transportation and accommodation will also be provided. The program will cover various derivative types and concepts and be led by two experienced resource persons.

1. Who will benefit?
? Academicians
? Research Scholars
? Financial analysts
Investment per participant DEMYSTIFYING DERIVATIVES
a) Academicians - Rs.1400/-
b) Industry - Rs.2000/-
c) Full time Research Scholars - Rs. 900/-
The participation is restricted to 20 on a first come first admitted basis.
The cost includes the training material, lunch and tea on the days of the program.
Transportation & Accommodation
Transportation facility will be given to the participants from Kollam Railway
Station & back on the days of the program. For outstation participants
accommodation will be arranged on actual cost basis.
Faculty Development Programme on
Our FDP Team @ Your Service COMMODITY & FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES
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Mr. Rajesh Janardanan,
Head of the Department Finance (0-9447140602) rajesh.j19@gmail.com
Dr. M M Sulphey
Head of the Department, Human Resources (0-9447889954) mmzulfi@hotmail.com
NOV
Dr. Vinith Kumar Nair
Associate Professor, Marketing (0-8129401036) vinith79@gmail.com
2011
Mr. Salil S
Assistant Professor, Marketing, In-charge FDP (0-9447180487) findsalil@gmail.com TKM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
Musaliar Hills, Karuvelil P.O, Kollam - 691 505. Email : mailinfo@tkmim.org, www.tkmim.org.
Phone : +91 474 2482465, 2482466. Fax : +91 474 2483527
Online Registration www.tkmim.org
In association with
TKM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
Musaliar Hills, Karuvelil P.O, Kollam - 691 505.
Email : mailinfo@tkmim.org, www.tkmim.org.
Phone : +91 474 2482465, 2482466. Fax : +91 474 2483527

2. Coverage
1) What are derivatives and the use of the same?
2) Forwards & Futures
FDP ON 3) Currency Forwards
COMMODITY & FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES 4) Currency & Commodity Futures
5) Stock futures & index futures
4th & 5th November, 2011 6) Pricing of futures
7) Stock options and option pricing models
8) Financial Swaps- Interest rate/coupon swaps & currency swaps
The Programme
Resource Persons
Derivatives and derivatives trading are set to dominate the commodity and
financial markets. The unfamiliarity and the novelty of derivatives trading
practices have given rise to an aura of complexity around derivatives. The
Dr. S. Kevin
current programme demystifies derivatives in simple and easy to follow Dr. Kevin, Director of TIM, is a reputed academician, author and former ProVice
steps. The program will be conducted in the workshop mode and would Chancellor of the University of Kerala. He has three decades of experience in
involve rigorous practical training. higher education as a teacher and educational consultant. He has authored four
books- Commodity & Financial Derivatives, Fundamentals of International
About TIM Financial Management, Portfolio Management, Security Analysis & Portfolio
Management published by PHI Learning, New Delhi. Besides this, he has
TIM has been at the forefront of Management Education in South India for published articles in many reputed journals, including International Journal of
the last seventeen years. It is the first private B-School under University of Management & System, The Indian Journal of Commerce, Yojana, Finance
Kerala and has an enviable record of consistently producing committed India and Economic & Political Weekly. Dr. Kevin is an approved research guide
management professionals. TIM has been undertaking research, in Commerce and Management & he serves as the Resource person for teacher
consulting and training programmes for corporates, faculty members, training programmes of Academic Staff Colleges and a number of Faculty
Governmental bodies and NGOs for more than a decade. TIM is an
Development Progammes and Management Development Programmes across
institute of higher learning under TKM college trust founded by Janab A.
Thangal Kunju Musaliar (1897-1966) industrialist, philanthropist and the country.
visionary.
Mr. N.P. Rajive
About Hedge School of Applied Economics (HSAE) Mr. Rajive is currently the Dean, Hedge School of Applied Economics. He has
industry experience of over two decades in various sectors ranging from Media,
Hedge School of Applied Economics is a distinguishing school instituted healthcare and finance. He served in the middle and top management cadres in
on the sturdy premises of quality, with a singular objective of creating Mathrubhumi Daily, Anchor Electricals & Consumer products, Nagarjuna
credentialed professionals for the financial markets. HSAE has cutting Herbal concentrates, Capstocks and Religare Securities. Post graduate in
edge expertise in share trading, banking, insurance and wealth sociology and management with PG diploma in training & Development from
management. Indian Society for Training and Development, he is an experienced AFMI
certified financial planner and investment consultant. He was instrumental in
setting up the first Knowledge Centre in financial markets at the Capstocks &
Securities and was the first Managing Editor of the Investor Magazine Caps Info.