Course: Quantitative Finance

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Course title Quantitative Finance
Course code KEM/KF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
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
Time structure of interest rates. Introduction to actuarial models. Binomial model, pricing of more complex products Construction of with-profit products Optimization models - ALM Securitization.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
gain the knowledge of elementary financial calculations.
Skills
use extended functions of MS Excel
apply elementary algorithms of financial mathematics
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
structure a portfolio using sophisticated tools of financial engineering (IR swaps, caps, floors)
formulate and solve a simple ALM (asset-liability management) problem
design a securitized product
get basics of sw Mathematica acquainted
estimate the price of more complex instruments using binomial trees
Skills
apply knowledges for practice tasks solution
use SW Mathematica
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Interactive lecture
Skills
Interactive lecture
E-learning
Task-based study method
Competences
E-learning
Interactive lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Practical exam
Test
Seminar work
Skills
Test
Seminar work
Competences
N/A
Recommended literature
  • BRADA, J. Teorie portfolia. 1. vyd. Praha : Vysoká škola ekonomická, 1996. ISBN 80-7079-259-0.
  • CAMPBELL, J., LO, A., MACKINLEY, C. The Econometrics of Financial Markets. Princeton : University Press, 1997.
  • DOWD, K. Measuring Market Risk. Hoboken : Wiley, 2005.
  • MÁLEK, J. Řízení finančních rizik. Praha : VŠE, 2003.


Study plans that include the course
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