Calendar

Course Calendar

Date Day Lecture Assignment Due
2026-02-03 Tuesday Lecture 01 (Introduction to Fixed Income Markets) —
2026-02-05 Thursday Lecture 02 (The U.S. Treasury Market) —
2026-02-10 Tuesday Lecture 03a (Price-Quoting Conventions in the U.S. Treasury Market) Assignment 01
2026-02-12 Thursday Lecture 03b (Price-Quoting Conventions in the U.S. Treasury Market)
2026-02-17 Tuesday Lecture 4 (Bond Pricing Fundamentals) Assignment 02
2026-02-19 Thursday Lecture 5 (Bond Pricing)
2026-02-24 Tuesday Lecture 5b (Bond Pricing) Assignment 03
2026-02-26 Thursday Lecture 6 (Bond Yields and Bond Pricing by Replication)
2026-03-03 Tuesday Lecture 6b (Bond Yields and Bond Pricing by Replication) Assignment 04
2026-03-05 Thursday Lecture 7 (Term Structure of Interest Rates)
2026-03-10 Tuesday Lecure 7b (Term Structure of Interest Rates) & Midterm Review
2026-03-12 Thursday Midterm 01
2026-03-17 Tuesday Midterm Discussion
2026-03-19 Thursday Lecture 8 (Duration)
2026-03-24 Tuesday Spring Break
2026-03-26 Thursday Spring Break
2026-03-31 Tuesday Lecture 8b (Duration)
2026-04-02 Thursday Lecture 9 (Convexity)
2026-04-07 Tuesday Lecture 10 (Hedging) Assignment 06
2026-04-09 Thursday Lecture 10b (Hedging)
2026-04-14 Tuesday Midterm 02
2026-04-16 Thursday Lecture 11 (Bond Trading Strategies)
2026-04-21 Tuesday Midterm 02 Discussion
2026-04-23 Thursday Lecture 12 (Forwards)
2026-04-28 Tuesday Lecture 13 (Interest Rate Swaps) Assignment 09
2026-04-30 Thursday Lecture 13b (Interest Rate Swaps)
2026-05-05 Tuesday Lecture 14 (Interest Rate Options) Assignment 10
2026-05-07 Thursday Lecture 14b (Interest Rate Options)
2026-05-12 Tuesday Lecture 15 (Interest Rate Options) Assignment 11
2026-05-14 Thursday Lecture 15b (Interest Rate Options)