2019 Advanced Topics in Mathematical Finance A

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Mathematics
Instructor(s)
Fukaya Ryuji 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed9-10(H137)  
Group
-
Course number
MTH.D401
Credits
1
Academic year
2019
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2019/3/18
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course and the subsequent Advanced Topics in Mathematical Finance B will explain global investment strategies making use of mathematical finance. Discussions will especially focus on the differences in investment strategies depending on the various characteristics of funds for investment, investment objectives, and the investor's tolerance of risk.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course and the subsequent "Advanced Topics in Mathematical Finance B", students will know how to build a stochastic process model of asset returns using probabilistic analysis and solve the problem of maximizing expected utility using the discrete time model and the continuous time model.

Keywords

International investment strategies, optimal portfolio strategies, Asset-Liability Managements, maximization of expected utilities, stochastic differential equations, stochastic flows, Malliavin Calculus.

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

This course consists of learning using blackboards, projectors, and distributed materials.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Risks, returns, and asset allocation strategies Details will be provided during each class session.
Class 2 Foreign exchange rates
Class 3 Fixed income investments (1)
Class 4 Fixed income investments (2)
Class 5 Asset Pricing Theory (1)
Class 6 Asset Pricing Theory (2)
Class 7 Applications of Asset Pricing Theory; term structures of interest rates
Class 8 Applications of Asset Pricing Theory; multi-currency world

Textbook(s)

None in particular

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None in particular

Assessment criteria and methods

Based on reports. Details will be provided in class.

Related courses

  • MTH.C361 : Probability Theory
  • MTH.C507 : Advanced topics in Analysis G1
  • MTH.C508 : Advanced topics in Analysis H1
  • MTH.D402 : Advanced Topics in Mathematical Finance B
  • MTH.D403 : Advanced Topics in Mathematical Finance C
  • MTH.D404 : Advanced Topics in Mathematical Finance D
  • MTH.E440 : Special lectures on advanced topics in Mathematics Q

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None in particular

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