Ensimag Rubrique Formation 2022

Financial Theory - 4MMTF4

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 33.0
    • Projects -
    • Tutorials -
    • Internship -
    • Laboratory works -
    • Written tests -

    ECTS

    ECTS 3.0

Goal(s)

The objective of this course is to present the fundments in finance theory: decision theory, utility functions,…
Fundamental concepts of market finance will also be presented: equilibrium models, arbitrage, market efficiency.

Responsible(s)

Ollivier TARAMASCO

Content(s)

Part 1:

  1. Utility functions
    1. Risk premium
  2. The mean-variance approach
    1. Efficient Frontier
    2. Equilibrium models : CAPM
    3. Updating in uncertain future. Risk premium.
  3. Arbitration and pricing using arbitrage.

Prerequisites

Some basic notions in mathematics, probability and statistics.

Test

NORMAL SESSION:
Type of exam: written exam 100%
Duration: 2 hours
Authorized documents: handwritten course notes.
Prohibited documents: any document other than handwritten course notes.
Material:

  • authorized equipment: calculator
  • equipment prohibited: any equipment other than the calculator

SECOND SESSION :
Type of exam: written exam 100%
Duration: 1h30
Authorized documents: handwritten double-sided A4 sheet
Prohibited documents: any document other than the handwritten double-sided A4 sheet
Material:

  • authorized equipment: calculator
  • equipment prohibited: any equipment other than the calculator
    Comments:

N1=E1
N2=E2
où E1: Session 1 examen écrit de 2h
E2: Session 2 examen écrit d'1h30

    • MCC en distanciel **
      N1=E1
      N2=E2
      où E1: Session 1 examen écrit en distanciel de 2h
      E2: Session 2 examen écrit d'1h30 en distanciel

Calendar

The course exists in the following branches:

  • Curriculum - Financial Engineering - Semester 7
see the course schedule for 2023-2024

Additional Information

Course ID : 4MMTF4
Course language(s): FR

The course is attached to the following structures:

You can find this course among all other courses.

Bibliography

Quittard-Pinon : Marchés des capitaux et théorie financière.
Merton : Continuous Time Finance
Briys et Viala : éléments de théorie financière.