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Mathematics of Finance and Insurance

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Course Unit Code545-0396/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KOZ99doc. Ing. Roman Kozel, Ph.D.
ROL74Ing. Markéta Laštůvková, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject concerns fundamentals of mathematics of finance and insurance,
i.e. simple interest and discount and their application to short-term security analysis, compound interest, annuities, debt amortization, bond and stock analysis and life insurance theory and calculation.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Analysing short-term and long-term securities and bank accounts, and evaluating their return; assessing insurance products using actuarial mathematics.
Course Contents
1 Simple interest, discount
2 Bill
3 Treasury bill, certificate of deposit
4 Current account, current account credit, discount for prepayment
5 Compound interest, nominal and effective interest rate
6 Combination of simple a compound interest, continuous compounding, real interest rate
7 Annuities, types of annuities, present and future value of annuity
8 Debt amortization
9 Bond analysis
10 Stock analysis
11 Life insurance, life table
12 Life insurance calculation
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
LOVELOCK, D., M, MENDEL and A. L. WRIGHT. An Introduction to the Mathematics of Money: Saving and Investing. New York: Springer, 2010. 300 p. ISBN 978-1441922328.
CIPRA, Tomáš. Praktický průvodce finanční a pojistnou matematikou. 3. vyd. Praha: Ekopress, 2015. 308 s. ISBN 978-80-87865-18-7.
RADOVÁ, J., P. DVOŘÁK, a J. MÁLEK. Finanční matematika pro každého. 8. rozš. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013. 304 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4831-3.
Recommended Reading:
GARRETT, S. J. An Introduction to the Mathematics of Finance: A Deterministik Approach. 2nd ed. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013. 464 p. ISBN 978-0080982403.
MACHÁČEK Otakar. Finanční a pojistná matematika: úrok a úročení, modely opakovaných plateb, burzovní operace při složeném úročení, pojistné operace. 3. dopl. vyd. Praha: Prospektrum, 2007. 213 s. ISBN 978-80-7175-143-4.
RADOVÁ , J., V. CHÝNA a J. MÁLEK. Finanční matematika v příkladech. Praha: Professional, 2005. 160 s. ISBN 80-86419-86-X.
ŠOBA ,O., M. ŠIRŮČEK a R. PTÁČEK. Finanční matematika v praxi. Praha: Grada, 2013. 300 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4636-4.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work, Terrain work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit45 (45)25
                Semestrální projektSemestral project45 25
        ExaminationExamination55 (55)26
                Písemná zkouškaWritten examination30 14
                Ústní zkouškaOral examination25 12