FIN 4430X: Introduction to Mathematical Finance
(Cross-listed with MATH 4430X).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: MATH 2650 and (MATH 2070 or MATH 3170)
Mathematics of financial engineering. Topics covered will include arbitrage principles, Captial Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) model and portfolio theory, futures and options contracts, and binomial asset pricing model. Introduction to some continuous time models, stochastic processes, and the Black-Scholes partial differential equation (PDE). Some background in differential equations (MATH 2660 or MATH 2670) is recommended.
(Typically Offered: Spring)