Analytics of Finance
As taught in: Fall 2010
Bootstrap, discussed in Lecture 9, is a re-sampling method which can be used to evaluate properties of statistical estimators. This course covers Bootstrap and other methods used in financial analysis. (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)
Instructors:
Prof. Leonid Kogan
MIT Course Number:
15.450
Level:
Graduate
Course Features
Course Description
This course covers the key quantitative methods of finance: financial econometrics and statistical inference for financial applications; dynamic optimization; Monte Carlo simulation; stochastic (Itô) calculus. These techniques, along with their computer implementation, are covered in depth. Application areas include portfolio management, risk management, derivatives, and proprietary trading.
