Course detail
Financial and Insurance Mathematics
FP-MfpmKAcad. year: 2017/2018
This course is a cross-section of modern methods and principals of financial and selected insurance calculations as they are applied in financial and insurance practice: types of interest rates, savings, systems of financial flows, investment rules, income, shares, bonds, debt amortization, financial risk, portfolio theory, basic insurance principles.
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The course-unit credit is a necessary prerequisite for the exam execution.
Conditions for exam:
The course-unit credit is a necessary prerequisite for the exam execution. Exam demonstrates knowledge of taught topics and its practical application. Form of examination is combined: a written part (60 minutes), and a short oral part. The core of exam is a written part. Oral part follows a written part and it is used to more specification of a final classification. To the exam are admitted only students who are logged into the BUT system. Classification methods depend on the BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations using the ECTS grading scale
Course curriculum
Interest
Savings
Time value of money; Investment decision-making
Pensions
Loans; Installment plan
Bond
Shares
Portfolio theory
Future contracts; Speculation in securities; Currency rates
Insurance
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Attendance at exercises is compulsory and regularly monitored. Student must to excuse his absence. The independent processing of assigned tasks in excercises are checked. In the case of non-fulfilment given conditions in excercises the teacher can set additional condition.
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
KARATSAZ., I. and SHREVE, S.E. Methods of Mathematical Finance. 2. vydání. Springer. 1999. ISBN-13: 978-0387948393. (CS)
RADOVÁ, J., DVOŘÁK, P. and MÁLEK, J.. Finanční matematika pro každého. 8. rozšířené vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s. 304 s. 2013. ISBN:078-80-247-4831-3. (CS)
Recommended reading
MACHÁČEK, O. Finanční a pojistná matematika: úrok a úročení, modely opakovaných plateb, burzovní operace při složeném úročení, pojistné operace. 2.vydání, Praha: Prospektrum. 213 s. 3001. ISBN 80-7175-104-9. (CS)
RADOVÁ, J. a kol. Finanční matematika pro každého, příklady + CD-ROM. 2. přepracované vydání.Praha: Grada publishing, a.s. 256 s. 2011. ISBN978-80-247-3584-9. (CS)
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- Programme BAK-MIn-KS Bachelor's
branch BAK-MIn-KS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
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Guided consultation in combined form of studies
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