MA4403 Financial Mathematics

Module Objective To develop facility with quantitative techniques for finance and investment.
Module Content An introduction to the theory of options, the time value of money, rate of return of an investment cash-flow sequence and the arbitrage theorem.
Assessment Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (One In-Class Test (10 marks) and Homework (10 marks)).
Continuous Assessment No opportunity for repeats will be offered for tests that are part of the continuous assessment exercise. Where a student is unable to sit a test because of illness, bereavement or other exceptional reason, and produces satisfactory written evidence, the percentage corresponding to the missed test may be added to the percentage for the final examination. All relevant documentation should be submitted directly to the Department of Mathematics, Room 152, First Floor, Aras na Laoi.



Timetable

Lectures: Tuesday, 1-2pm, WGB_G17, Wednesday, 2-3 pm, WGB_G17;

Tutorial: Thursday, WGB_G09, 3-4 pm (supplementary 9-10am by appointment).

Office location and office hours: 166, IT-Building (“Western Gate Building”), office hours: 3-5 p.m., Wednesday.


Announcements

Term 2010
In-class test for 2010 teaching term will take part on 10 November 2010
 
There will be no tutorial of the 11th of November
 
 

Exercise sheets, solutions and handouts

I will put below copies the exercise sheets, solutions and handouts as they are produced, along with any handouts that I type up. They will be available in pdf format, so you'll need a program capable of reading pdf files - Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most commonly used, and widely (and freely) available.

Lecture notes - Lecture 1 .pdf
Lecture notes - Lecture 2 .pdf
Lecture notes - Lecture 3 .pdf
Exercise sheet .pdf
Answer sheet .pdf
Present Value Analysis .pdf
The Multiperiod Model .pdf
The Central Limit Theorem: Example .pdf
Volatility Estimation .pdf

Continuous Assessment

2007-2008 Test .pdf
2008-2009 Test .pdf
Last Year's Test .pdf
2009 Homework .pdf

Past Exams

2006 Summer exam
2007 Summer exam
2008 Summer exam
2009 Summer exam


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Last updated: 03 November 2010