Keio University Syllabus and Timetable

ADVANCED FINANCE

Lecturer(s)UEMATSU, SHUNICHIRO
Credit(s)2
Academic Year/Semester2024 Spring
Day/PeriodSat.2
CampusMita
Class FormatFace-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number89353
Faculty/Graduate SchoolECONOMICS
Department/MajorECONOMICS PEARL COURSE
Year Level3, 4
FieldMAJOR SUBJECTS PCP (MAJOR SUBJECT SEQUENCE 2)
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Course DescriptionCovers a fixed-income analysis and an option pricing theory.We start from basic concepts of finance and then go into bond pricing, duration analysis and immunization.Next, we deal with various derivative products and then discuss in detail option pricing problems by using binomial lattice models.Finally, we derive the Black-Scholes option pricing formulas and discuss additional related topics.
K-Number FEC-EC-35343-212-07
Course AdministratorFaculty/Graduate SchoolFECECONOMICS
Department/MajorECECONOMICS
Main Course NumberLevel3Third-year level coursework
Major Classification5Major Subjects Course- Advanced Course
Minor Classification34Other - PCP
Subject Type3Elective subject
Supplemental Course InformationClass Classification2Lecture
Class Format1Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Language of Instruction2English
Academic Discipline07Economics, business administration, and related fields

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This course covers a fixed-income analysis and an option pricing theory. We start from basic concepts of finance and then go into bond pricing, duration analysis and immunization. Next, we deal with various derivative products and then discuss in detail option pricing problems by using binomial lattice models. Finally, we derive the Black-Scholes option pricing formulas and discuss additional related topics.
As prerequisites, students are expected to be familiar with introductory calculus and basic probability theory.

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Textbooks

Luenberger, David G. Investment Science. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2013.

Reference Books

Hull, John C. Options, Futures and Other Derivatives. 11th ed. Pearson, 2021.

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