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ACST851: Mathematics of Finance

Topics include types of interest rate; amortizing loans; effect of income and capital gains taxes; discounted cash flow techniques; annuities, bond pricing: simple stochastic interest rate models; unit-pricing systems; yield curves, matching and immunisation; forward rate agreements; replicating portfolios and hedge portfolios. It is assumed that students are able to use spreadsheets.

Credit Points:4
Contact Hours:--
When Offered: D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
Staff Contact: Mr Jim Farmer
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Assessed As: Graded
Offered By: EFS - Division of Economic and Financial Studies

 
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