101.391 AKFVM Computational Finance
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2009W, SE, 2.0h, 3.0EC

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 3.0
  • Type: SE Seminar

Aim of course

Modelling, evaluation and numeric solution of financial derivates

Subject of course

1. Evaluation of options and Black-Scholes-Equation (without derivation of Black-Scholes-Equation): Ugur, Chapter 2 and 4, in addition Günther/Jüngel, Chapter 2 2. Stochastic differential equations (incl. derivation of Black-Scholes equation): Ugur, Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.1, in addition Günther/Jüngel, Chapter 4 3. Finite-difference methods for option pricing: Ugur, Chapter 6, in addition Günther/Jüngel, Chapter 6.2 - 6.4 4. Monte Carlo methods: Günther/Jüngel, Chapter 5 (present Chapter 5.2 only in passing) (Presentation assigned) 5. Numerical evaluation of American options: Achdou, Chapter 7 6. Finite-element methods for option pricing: Achdou, Chapter 4 7. Adaptive refining of gratings: Achdou, Chapter 5 8. Sensitivities and calibration: Achdou, Chapter 7 - 8

Additional information

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Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Wed14:00 - 15:3014.10.2009 - 17.10.2009Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Vorbesprechung
Wed14:00 - 15:3018.11.2009 - 27.01.2010Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar
AKFVM Computational Finance - Single appointments
DayDateTimeLocationDescription
Wed14.10.200914:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Vorbesprechung
Wed18.11.200914:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar
Wed25.11.200914:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar
Wed02.12.200914:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar
Wed09.12.200914:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar
Wed16.12.200914:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar
Wed23.12.200914:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar
Wed30.12.200914:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar
Wed06.01.201014:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar
Wed13.01.201014:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar
Wed20.01.201014:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar
Wed27.01.201014:00 - 15:30Sem.R. DA grün 03 C Seminar

Examination modalities

Seminar paper

Course registration

Not necessary

Curricula

Literature

Ömür Ugur: An Introduction to Computational Finance. Imperial College Press 2009, ISBN 979-1-84816-192-4 Yves Achdou, Olivier Pironneau: Computational Methods for Option Pricing. SIAM 2005, ISBN 0-89871-573-3 Michael Günther, Ansgar Jüngel: Finanzderivate mit MATLAB - Mathematische Modellierung und numerische Simulation. Vieweg 2003, ISBN 3-528-03204-9

Previous knowledge

Either knowledge of Stochastic Analysis and/or knowledge of Partial Differential Equations; interest in Numerics

Language

German