MA 270
Financial Mathematics I
An introduction to mathematical methods from linear algebra, calculus, and probability theory used in the financial analysis of problems in areas such as bond pricing, capital budgeting, making decisions under certainty/uncertainty, utility theory, portfolio optimization, binomial and log-normal asset pricing models, introductory no-arbitrage pricing of forwards and options, risk analysis.
Prerequisites: MA103 (or MA110*), MA122, MA170, ST259 or MA240 or a similar course in probability and statistics (e.g., EC205/BU205, EC255/BU255, EC285)
An introduction to mathematical methods from linear algebra, calculus, and probability theory used in the financial analysis of problems in areas such as bond pricing, capital budgeting, making decisions under certainty/uncertainty, utility theory, portfolio optimization, binomial and log-normal asset pricing models, introductory no-arbitrage pricing of forwards and options, risk analysis.
Prerequisites: MA103 (or MA110*), MA122, MA170, ST259 or MA240 or a similar course in probability and statistics (e.g., EC205/BU205, EC255/BU255, EC285)
An introduction to mathematical methods from linear algebra, calculus, and probability theory used in the financial analysis of problems in areas such as bond pricing, capital budgeting, making decisions under certainty/uncertainty, utility theory, portfolio optimization, binomial and log-normal asset pricing models, introductory no-arbitrage pricing of forwards and options, risk analysis.
Prerequisites: MA103 (or MA110*), MA122, MA170, ST259 or MA240 or a similar course in probability and statistics (e.g., EC205/BU205, EC255/BU255, EC285)
