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Course syllabus - Analytical Finance with MATLAB

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

MAA312

Valid from

Autumn semester 2013

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).

Main area(s)

Mathematics/Applied Mathematics

School

School of Education, Culture and Communication

Ratified

2013-02-01

Status

This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2013-07-18
    • Latest update: 2013-07-31

Objectives

The objective of the course is to give technical skills in using MATLAB for solving typical applied problems of financial engineering.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
- create graphical user interfaces in MATLAB.
- use MATLAB financial toolbox to chart financial data, analyse and compute cash flows, including rates of return and depreciation streams.
- use MATLAB financial time series toolbox to create financial time series objects, manipulate and analyse financial time series data.
- use MATLAB financial derivatives toolbox to compute price and sensitivities of interest rate dependent securities based upon the interest rate term structure, the HJM model of forward rates, and the BDT interest rate model.

Course content

Introduction to MATLAB language. Graphics in MATLAB. Graphical user interfaces. Charting financial data. Analysing and computing cash flows. Pricing and computing yields for fixed-income securities. Computing treasury bill price and yield. Term structure calculations. Convertible bond valuation. Computing prices and sensitivities of interest rate dependent securities using the interest rate term structure and interest rate models.

Tuition

Lectures, folder sessions and seminars.

Specific requirements

At least 60 credits totally from these areas: technical, natural sciences, business administration or economics where Introduction to Financial Mathematics 7,5 credits and Numerical Methods with MATLAB 7,5 credits or equivalent are included and a TOEFL test result, minimum score 173 (CBT), 500 (PBT) or 61 (iBT) or an IELTS test result with an overall band score of minimum 5,0 and no band score below 4,5. Exemption from the requirements of Swedish language proficiency will be made.

Examination

Project (PRO1), 5 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
Seminar (SEM1), 2.5 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)

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Grade

Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail