Course syllabus

Prissättning av derivattillgångar
Valuation of Derivative Assets

FMSN25, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2013/14
Decided by: Education Board B
Date of Decision: 2013-04-10

General Information

Elective for: F5, F5-fm, I5, I5-fir, Pi5, Pi5-fm
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand

Aim

The student should get a thorough understanding and insight in the economical and mathematical considerations which underlie the valuation of derivatives on financial markets. The student should get knowledge about and ability to handle the models and mathematical tools that are used in financial mathematics. The student should also get a thorough overview concerning the most important types of financial contracts used on the stock- and the interest rate markets and moreover get a solid base for understanding contracts that have not been explicitely treated in the course.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

The course consists of two related parts. In the first part we will look at option theory in discrete time. The purpose is to quickly introduce fundamental concepts of financial markets such as free of arbitrage and completeness as well as martingales and martingale measures. We will use tree structures to model time dynamics of stock prices and information flows.

In the second part we will study models formulated in continuous time. The models we focus on are formulated as stochastic differential equations (SDE:s). The theories behind Brownian motion, stochastic integrals, Ito-'s formula, measures changes and numeraires are presented and applied to option theory both for the stock and the interest rate markets. We derive e.g. the Black-Scholes formula and how to create a replicating portfolio for a derivative contract.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Written exam, laboratory work, and home assignments. The course grade is based on the exam grade.

Parts
Code: 0111. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 6. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination.
Code: 0211. Name: Laboratory Work and Home Assignments.
Credits: 1,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Laboratory work and home assignments.

Admission

Admission requirements:

Required prior knowledge: A course in stochastic processes, e.g. Markov proceses or Stationary stochastic processes and an additional course in probability theory corresponding to FMSF05 or equivalent.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: FMS170, MASM19

Reading list

Contact and other information

Director of studies: Studierektor Anna Lindgren, studierektor@matstat.lu.se
Course homepage: http://www.maths.lth.se/matstat/kurser/fmsn25/
Further information: The course is also given at the faculty of science with code MASM24.