Derivatives Courses and Certifications

EDUCBA

Financial Derivatives and Risk Management

Price and value forwards, futures, options and swaps using binomial and Black-Scholes-Merton models, and manage market and credit risk with caps, floors and credit default swaps.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Apply Derivatives, Hedging, and Risk Strategies

Connects investment funds, derivative contract mechanics, market structure, and practical hedging to evaluate exposures, counterparty risk, and portfolio protection.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Derivatives Markets: Advanced Modeling and Strategies

Explore advanced derivatives pricing, risk exposure, hedging, speculation, and the major financial markets where these instruments operate.

• MITx Online
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Krista King

Applications of Derivatives - Optimization, Graph Sketching, Linear Approximation, Related Rates, and Physics Applications

Master optimization, graph sketching, related rates, and real-world applications using derivative techniques for physics, economics, and exponential models.

• YouTube
• 7 hours 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Krista King

Derivatives - Complete Course on Differentiation Rules and Applications

Master essential calculus concepts including derivative rules, chain rule, trig functions, exponential/logarithmic derivatives, tangent lines, and implicit differentiation techniques.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Derivatives Mastery: From Theory to Practice in the Indian Market

Learn to price and analyze forwards, futures, options, and swaps through market data exercises, option models, trading strategies, and risk management.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Financial Derivatives

Learn how derivatives markets operate and use forwards, futures, and options for trading, hedging, and financial risk mitigation.

• Swayam
• 6 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Options, Futures and Other Derivatives

Learn how futures, forwards, swaps and options work: hedge with futures contracts, value options with binomial trees and Black-Scholes-Merton, and interpret the option Greeks.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

New York Institute of Finance Career Certificate

Derivatives, Futures, Swaps, and Options

Learn about Derivatives, Futures, Swaps, and Options

• edX
• 6 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $275.00

CFI Education

Derivatives Fundamentals

Learn the basics of forward, futures, options, and swap contracts.

• edX
• 1 week, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

New York Institute of Finance Career Certificate

FX Markets Derivatives, Cross Currency Swaps, and Credit Derivatives

Learn about Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and other factors used in pricing and trading credit default products.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $235.00

New York Institute of Finance Career Certificate

Derivatives Professional Certificate Examination

Complete the required exam to earn your professional certificate in Derivatives from the New York Institute of Finance.

• edX
• 1 week, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $200.00

New York Institute of Finance Career Certificate

Derivatives

Learn to value and trade derivatives: forwards and futures conventions, swaps, credit default swaps, FX and cross-currency products, option pricing, Greeks, American options and volatility.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $1,290.00
• 6 courses

NPTEL;  IIT Roorkee

Financial Derivatives and Risk Management

Mathematical pricing and hedging of derivatives, from forwards and futures to options, using stochastic processes and risk-neutral valuation.

• YouTube
• 1 day 9 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Equity, FX, and Rate Futures

14 ratings at Corporate Finance Institute

This course teaches an overview of currency futures, equity index futures, and interest rate futures and forwards

• Corporate Finance Institute
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course