Advanced Topics in Quantitative Finance

Course aim

The aim of this course is to introduce students to topics in Finance or Insurance that are not covered elsewhere in the curriculum and/or emerge as areas of significance to the discipline.

Course content

Special topics in Quantitative Finance or Insurance to be discussed in depth and drawn from an area that gains particular significance to the discipline.

Course topics could be drawn from ONE of the following areas: credit risk, operational risk, commodity and energy markets, indifference pricing, Levy processes in Finance, Markov models in Actuarial Science, American style option pricing under jump-diffusion dynamics, numerical methods in Mathematical Finance, Islamic Finance, real options, measurement and management of risk.

Note: Special area of Finance or Insurance will be named and details of the content provided for each offering of the course, in line with current topical research in the discipline.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of at least 48 units in the Master of Quantitative Finance (DMQN) program.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
Directed Study (Directed Study (Meetings and activities as agreed with Course Coordinator))	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment 1: Modelling and problem solving tasks for scenarios drawn from the nominated special area of Finance or Insurance, including interpreting results and making recommendations., Assignment 2: Review and analysis of methodology in a selected article or book chapter in the nominated special area of Finance or Insurance., Final examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.