Finance · Derivatives · AI · Crypto
Course notes, workbooks and talks from my finance classroom.
I teach finance at Florida Gulf Coast University and run treasury at Ava Labs. This is where I keep the material from my courses that stays useful after the term ends, and the talks I give.
Florida Gulf Coast University · Lutgert College of Business
Courses I teach
Teaching now · Fall 2026FGCU
Derivative Securities
Futures, forwards and options: how they are priced, hedged and combined, with every model built in Excel.
Course page →Teaching now · Fall 2026FGCU
Business Finance
An accelerated seven-week introduction to corporate finance: time value, valuation, capital budgeting and risk.
Course page →Taught · Spring 2026FGCU
Financial Management
Capital budgeting, valuation, cost of capital and capital structure, taught through cases and live decisions.
Course page →Next talk · Wed Oct 14, 12:00
AI: more than a chatbot
Three ways I use AI in my teaching: as a coach on my own lectures, as a teaching assistant, and as a research reader. The session ends with a live demo of getting started. FGCU AI Community of Practice, Bradshaw Library.
Most used
From the library
FIN 4533Option strategies cheat sheetSixteen strategies, each with its payoff diagram and break-evens.PDF · 4 pp
FIN 4533Put-call parityThe price relationship, the bounds and the arbitrage, on real Netflix quotes.PDF · 4 pp