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Mathematics of Finance

Language of instruction angličtina, čeština
Code 151-0318
Abbreviation FM318
Course title Mathematics of Finance
Coordinating department Department of Mathematical Methods in Economics
Course coordinator Mgr. Taťána Funioková, Ph.D.

Summary

The aim is to acquaint the students with the fundamentals of saving and investing that are of long-life practical use. These include savings accounts, annuities, loans, certificates of deposit, and buying and selling bonds or stocks including a bond portfolio target date immunization and an introduction to stock portfolio optimization. For all the problems a mathematical background, as well as an implementation using Microsoft Excel is introduced.

Literature

FUNIOKOVÁ, Taťána. Introduction to financial mathematics. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2017. ISBN 978-80-248-4081-9.

LOVELOCK, David, Marilou MENDEL a A. Larry WRIGHT. An introduction to the mathematics of money: saving and investing. New York: Springer, c2010. ISBN 978-1-4419-2232-8.

BENNINGA, Simon a Benjamin CZACZKES. Financial modeling. 3rd ed. Cambridge: MIT Press, c2008. ISBN 978-0-262-02628-4.

Advised literature

BREALEY, Richard A., Stewart C. MYERS a Franklin ALLEN. Principles of corporate finance. 11th global ed. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education, c2014. McGraw-Hill series in finance, insurance, and real estate. ISBN 978-0-07-715156-0.

BENNINGA, Simon; MOFKADI, Tal. Principles of finance with excel. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0190296384.

DAY, Alastair. Mastering Financial Mathematics in Microsoft Excel 2013: A Practical Guide To Business Calculations. Pearson UK, 2015. ISBN 9780273730330 .