Quant for Finance Discussion Sessions (for IIBF Exams)

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Introduction to this session
Time Value of money
Differential Calculus
Statistical Measures
Probability Theory
References


Class for BIIF Quantitative Methods for Banking and Finance
In Depth discussion of the area
Text: Quantitative method for Banking and Finance; A S Ramasastri; Macmillian
Exam Date 12 June 2011

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Quant for Finance Discussion Sessions (for IIBF Exams) : Discussion Moderated by shivgan3@yahoo.com I am not a teacher of this subject, this series for the mutual discussion. In fact I am looking for some teacher to moderate these sessions Quant for Finance Discussion Sessions (for IIBF Exams) http://www.freegregmatclass.com/ http://onlineclasses.nanotechbiz.org/ Guest Series Class 1 on “Quantitative Techniques for Business and Finance” (Also helpful for CFA USA Exam)

Content : Content Introduction to this session Time Value of money Differential Calculus Statistical Measures Probability Theory References (Also helpful for CFA USA Exam)

Introduction : Introduction Class for BIIF Quantitative Methods for Banking and Finance In Depth discussion of the area Text: Quantitative method for Banking and Finance; A S Ramasastri; Macmillian http://www.investopedia.com Exam Date 12 June 2011

About the Moderator : About the Moderator Myself (Shivgan Joshi) is to moderate the class until we get an expert to moderate these sessions We invite learned people to moderate / chair the discussion sessions; if you are one please email at shivgan3@yahoo.com My forte is Engineering Maths and not finance so don’t expect a lot from me for this class

Time value of money (Study session 2) : Time value of money (Study session 2) Project Evaluation Bond Evaluation Interest Rate risk

Project Evaluation : Project Evaluation Cash flows(CFA reading 34): Inflows and outflows NPV values (session #2) (reading 44) Methods to calculate cash flows Bond valuation (study session 16) http://www.investopedia.com/study-guide/cfa-exam/level-1/corporate-finance/cfa11.asp http://www.investopedia.com/study-guide/cfa-exam/level-1/fixed-income/cfa34.asp

Bond Evaluation : Bond Evaluation IIR YTM bonds ZCB (CFA study session 16)

Interest Rate Risk : Interest Rate Risk Weighted Average (study session 16, a little bit 15)

Differential Calculus : Differential Calculus Concepts Maths Application: Modified Duration Average and Marginal Cost Elasticity Optimization

Modified Duration : Modified Duration Price of Bond Rate of change of Price with respect to yield

Average and Marginal Cost : Average and Marginal Cost Derivatives (CFA study session 17)

Elasticity : Elasticity Derivatives

Optimization : Optimization Revenue optimization

Statistical Measures : Statistical Measures Concepts Application Expected Return Average of Ratios Risk Average Growth Rate Portfolio diversification Beta Performance Evaluation

Expected Return : Expected Return Stock Expected return of stock http://www.investopedia.com/study-guide/cfa-exam/level-1/corporate-finance/cfa12.asp

Average of Ratios : Average of Ratios Swaps Ratios (reading session 17, reading 63) In Mergers http://www.investopedia.com/study-guide/cfa-exam/level-1/derivatives/cfa8.asp

Risk : Risk Return of Stock Standard deviation and measurement of Risk In a way this is application of Statistics Risk in study session 14 http://www.investopedia.com/study-guide/cfa-exam/level-1/quantitative-methods/cfa10.asp

Average Growth Rate : Average Growth Rate

Portfolio diversification : Portfolio diversification Portfolio Management (study session 18) http://www.investopedia.com/study-guide/cfa-exam/level-1/portfolio-management/default.asp

Beta : Beta Beta of stock CFA (study session 3) http://www.investopedia.com/study-guide/cfa-exam/level-1/corporate-finance/cfa18.asp

Performance Evaluation : Performance Evaluation CFA session 17 http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sharperatio.asp http://www.investopedia.com/articles/08/performance-measure.asp

Probability Distribution : Probability Distribution Binomial Passions Normal

Probability theory : Probability theory Concepts Application Credit Risk Value at Risk Optimization Valuation

Credit Risk : Credit Risk Basel 2 norms Three risk: credit, market & operational Home loan Credit Rating Study session 14 CFA http://www.investopedia.com/study-guide/cfa-exam/level-1/fixed-income/cfa12.asp

Value at Risk : Value at Risk Portfolio Study session 14 http://www.investopedia.com/articles/04/092904.asp

Optimization Valuation : Optimization Valuation Derivatives CFA study Session 10 http://www.investopedia.com/exam-guide/cfa-level-1/derivatives/exchange-traded-options.asp

References : References Quantitative method for Banking and Finance; A S Ramasastri; Macmillan India http://www.investopedia.com/

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