This course is focused on quantitative finance. It is organized in two segments: the first addresses manly informatics, the second is more concerned with mathematics and probability.
Modern finance deals regularly with diverse activities ranging from derivative pricing to risk hedging, from investment strategies to performance evaluation. To succeed in managing all these aspects of financial management, a deep knowledge of the recent financial models is required, as they are used to describe, analyze and control the main economic and financial variables of today's world. The tools presented in this course will allow the students to enter into the world of modern finance and to interact with its sophisticated models.
For further details, refer to the modules "Informatica per la Finanza" and "Metodi Matematici per la Finanza".