Course: Financial Derivatives

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Course title Financial Derivatives
Course code KEM/FDE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Gašpařík Adam, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Risk neutral pricing. Basics of theory of probability, binomial model. Arbitrage approach to pricing. Introduction to stochastic calculus. Wiener process and its properties. Ito integral and Ito lemma. pricing of derivatives. Black-Scholes model and its derivation. Delta hedging, implied volatility. American options and their pricing.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Individual study, Self-study of literature, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Understand the following subjects: Financial and insurance calculations 1 (KEM/FIPV1), and Probabilistic models (KEM/PMO).
Skills
N/A
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
get basics of sw Mathematica acquainted.
understand modern approches and methods in finance based upon stochastic processes- risk neutral pricing
use of Wiener process in finance
option pricing, Black-Scholes model, american option
Skills
N/A
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Skills
Lecture
Competences
Lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Skills
Combined exam
Competences
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • MÁLEK, J. Opce a futures. Praha : VŠE, 2003.
  • SHREVE, S. Stochastic Calculus for Finance I: The Binomial Asset Pricing Model.. New York : Springer, 2005.
  • SHREVE, S. Stochastic Calculus for Finance II: Continuous-Time Models.. New York : Springer, 2004.


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