Publication in the Diário da República: Bolonha 2008/09 [DR. 20757/2008 07.08.2008]
5 ECTS; 3º Ano, 2º Semestre, 30,0 T + 30,0 P
Lecturer
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
The students should familiarise themselves with the essential tools for pricing and analysis and management of the risk resulting from market positioning as well as a set of rules to deal with uncertainty and risk.
Program
I - Financial Markets, II - Binomial trees, III - Tree models for stocks and options, IV - Black-Sholes model, V - The Greek Letters, VI - Credit Risk
Evaluation Methodology
Final Exam.
Bibliography
- Capinski, M. (2003). An Introduction to Financial Engineering. Springer: Springer
- Neftci, S. (2008). Principles of Financial Engineering. Academic Press: Academic Press
- Stampfli, J. e Goodman, V. (2009). The Matehmatics of Finance. AMS: American Mathematical Society
Teaching Method
Theoretical and laboratory classes.
Software used in class
MS-Excel
