Mathematical Finance (MathFin)
Course content
This course examines mathematics, modeling, concepts, and approaches for pricing derivatives securities in continuous time financial models. The topics include
- Introduction to continuous time stochastic processes
- Definition and properties of Brownian motion
- Stochastic integration: properties, Itô (change of variable) formula, theorems with applications in finance, semimartinales
- Stochastic differential equations
- Absence of arbitrage and martingale measures
- Fundamental theorem of asset pricing
- Pricing and hedging of financial derivatives
- Black-Scholes option pricing model and formula
- Complete and incomplete models
- Continuous time interest rate models
- Pricing intereste rate derivatives
MSc Programme in Actuarial Mathematics
MSc Programme in Mathematics-Economics
Knowledge:
- Stochastic calculus for semimartingales
- Fundamental concepts in mathematical finance
- Pricing financial derivatives in diffusion models
- Short rate models
- Pricing interest rate derivatives
Skills: Ability to
- Apply theorems from stochastic calculus including theorems such as: Ito's formula, Feynman-Kac representations, martingale representations, Girsanov's theorem
- Determine arbitrage free prices of financial derivatives and to determine hedge portfolio in complete markets
- Apply the first and second fundamental theorems of asset pricing including the determination of martingale measures
- Apply methods from incomplete markets for pricing interest rate derivatives
Compentencies: Ability to
- Discuss and apply central methods from stochastic calculus for pricing financial derivatives
- Evaluate main characteristics of a financial market from a mathematical perspective
4 hours of lecture pr week for 15 weeks (Blok 1 and Blok 2)
2 hours of exercises for week 1-8 (Blok 1)
4 hours of exercises for week 9-15 (Blok 2)
See Absalon for a list of course literature.
Sandsynlighedsteori 2(Sand 2) and Finansiering 1 (Fin1).
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree is
recommended.
The seven first week of this course is equivalent to NMAK24000U Stochastic Processes in Continuous Time
Individual feedback can be received at the exercise classes upon active participation in exercise classes.
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
On-site written exam, 4 hours under invigilationContinuous assessment, 1-hour quiz
- Type of assessment details
- The exam is composed of a quiz and a written exam. To pass
the course, the student must participate in both elements.
The quiz will be in week 7 of Block 1. The duration is 1 hour and it is under invigilation.
The written exam will be in the exam week of Blok 2. The duration is 4 hours and it is under invigilation.
The quiz will count 30% of the final grade
The written exam will count 70% of the final grade - Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Re-exam
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The re-exam is composed of a quiz and an oral exam. The two parts of the exam do not need to be passed separately, but the student must participate in both exams.
- The quiz, one hour, will be under surveillance.
- The oral exam, 30 minutes without preparation time and no aids.
For the final grade:
- The quiz will count 30% of the final grade.
- The oral exam will count 70% of the final grade.
If the student partipated in the written exam from the ordinary exam but did not partipated in the quiz from the ordinary exam, then the student can choose to reuse the written exam at the re-examination. In that case, the re-examination is reduced to the quiz. For the final grade: the quiz will count 30% of the grade and the written exam will count 70% of the final grade.
Criteria for exam assessment
The student should convincingly and accurately demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competences described under Intended learning outcome.
Single subject courses (day)
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 60
- Preparation
- 303
- Theory exercises
- 44
- Exam
- 5
- English
- 412
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- NMAK24001U
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
-
2 blocks
- Placement
- Block 1 And Block 2
- Schedulegroup
-
A
- Capacity
- No limitation – unless you register in the late-registration period (BSc and MSc) or as a credit or single subject student.
- Studyboard
- Study Board of Mathematics and Computer Science
Contracting department
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinator
- Jesper Lund Pedersen (6-6e6977746976447165786c326f7932686f)
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