FINC3012 Derivative Securities (University of Sydney): rated 3.5/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
FINC3012 is a University of Sydney course taught by the University of Sydney Business School in Finance. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 衍生证券
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Finance
Faculty: The University of Sydney Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Options, futures and swaps are derivatives of underlying securities such as commodities, equities and bonds. These types of securities are increasingly used to manage risk exposure and as a relatively low-cost-way of taking a position in a security or portfolio.
FINC3012 has 10 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "If you don't like maths then don't take 3012 (Derivatives). When I took it, 2 years ago, the finals was ALL calculations. I also did 3014 (Trading), which was pretty nice. I liked it."
On Reddit: "Hey I did FINC3012 (Derivative) and FINC3014 (Trading and Dealing). If you want the lecture slides just pm me, I still have them. Derivatives is more mathematical but has one really easy group project that was only 10 pages maximum. So you could probably do it all yourself. Also…"
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Q: Is FINC3012 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINC3012, and when is it offered?
A: FINC3012 is taught by the University of Sydney Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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