Financial Mathematics - Online

Financial Mathematics is a building block to learners in the field of finance. The topics expose the user to fundamental concepts such as cash flows, present value, future value, yield and probability that form the basis for further advanced learning.

This is an online self study course that can be globally accessed from any internet enabled computer.

También, se ofrece este curso en Español. Llamada para más información.

Available TodayOnlineUSD$150
Instructional Method:
Self-Study
Level: Basic

CPE CREDITS
14
Portfolio managers, institutional sales staff, research analysts, back office professionals, financial analysts, cash/money managers, auditors, and compliance staff.
Students will be able to:
  • Evaluate cash flows at various points in time
  • Gain an insight into basic financial measures such as current yield, yield-to-maturity, and total return analysis
  • Analyze the mechanics of bond pricing and issues involved therein
  • Understand the concepts of volatility and correlation in financial asset prices
Language Options
También, se ofrece este curso en Español. Llamada para más información.
Basic Financial Measures
  • The various yield measures
  • The concept of net present value for evaluating investment proposals
  • The concept of duration, modified duration and convexity and their calculations
  • The concept of basis point value

Time Value of Money
  • The concept and importance of time value of money
  • The various methods to calculate the future and the present value of cash flows
  • The concept of future and present value of an annuity
  • The concept of amortization

Bond Pricing
  • The calculation of price of a option free bond
  • The price determination process when settlement date falls between two coupon periods
  • The different types of yield and the formula to calculate them
  • The price volatility characteristics of option free bonds

Yield Curve Analysis
  • The concept of yield curve and its types
  • The various theories under yield curve analysis
  • The types of interest rates and its computation
  • The applications of yield curve analysis

Probability Distributions and Their Properties
  • The concept of probability distributions
  • The different types of probability distributions
  • The properties of each of the distributions

Measuring Volatility
  • The basic statistical measures and methods to compute them
  • Normal distribution and establishing the relationship between standard deviation and confidence level through a normal distribution function
  • The concept of volatility and its characteristics
  • The measures of risk exposures and the characteristics of financial asset price movements
  • The estimation of volatility using historical and implied volatility models

Correlation and Regression Analysis
  • The concept of correlation and coefficient of correlation
  • The different types of correlation
  • The methods of measuring correlation
  • The concept of regression analysis
  • The methods of computing regression lines
  • The significance of standard error and the coefficient of determination

JOB AIDS
  • Measurement Tools

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