MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND FINANCE -1
- Academic year
- 2025/2026 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- MATEMATICA PER L'ECONOMIA E LA FINANZA
- Course code
- ET3009 (AF:611306 AR:289544)
- Teaching language
- Italian
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6
- Subdivision
- Surnames A-La
- Degree level
- Bachelor's Degree Programme
- Academic Discipline
- SECS-S/06
- Period
- 3rd Term
- Course year
- 2
- Where
- TREVISO
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
Expected learning outcomes
- to obtain the basic vocabulary needed to engage with theoretical and practical problems related to the valuation of debts and financial investments,
- to describe the characteristics and the properties of financial instruments (loans, mortgages, annuities, sovereign and corporate bonds) and their markets;
- to understand the risk profiles of financial operations with particular reference to bonds and financial operations involving foreign currencies;
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding.
- to identify the relevant elements in a financial problem with particular attention to the risk profiles;
- to collect and organize data necessary to carry out a financial analysis of the problem
- to compare models and financial instruments discussed in the course;
- sto olve valuation problems.
3. Judgment skills, communication skills, learning skills.
- with reference to a specific financial problem, to discuss the suitability of a financial instruments, to choose the most convenient alternative, and to choose the appropriate valuation method.
- to formulate rational justifications for the approach used to solve financial problems, understanding their relative strengths and weaknesses, by means of hypotheses, data and models;
- to know how to formulate and communicate an adequate analysis and interpretation of a financial operation/instrument also through the use of mathematical models.
Pre-requirements
Contents
2. Foreign currencies and exchange rates. Exchange rate risk and its effects on profitability of financial operations.
3. Annuities, Sinking funds, Mortgages.
4. Fixed income securities, valuation of bonds and elements of term structure of interest rates.
5. Duration and elements of bond portfolio immunization.
6. Evaluation and management of alternative opportunities.
Referral texts
- M. Corazza, L'n-esimo eserciziario di Matematica Finanziaria, Giappichelli, 2017
- Further material made available on-line on the course website in moodle.unive.it
Assessment methods
A final mark of at least 18/30 is needed to pass the exam.
Type of exam
Grading scale
A. Scores in the range of 18-22 will be assigned in the presence of:
-Sufficient knowledge and ability to understand applied with reference to the program;
-Limited ability to gather and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments;
-Sufficient communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific language related to the topics covered in the program;
B. Scores in the range of 23-26 will be assigned in the presence of:
-Fair knowledge and ability to understand applied in reference to the program;
-Fair ability to gather and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments;
-Fair communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific language related to the topics covered in the program;
C. Scores in the range of 27-30 will be assigned in the presence of:
-Good or excellent knowledge and ability to understand applied in reference to the program;
-Good or excellent ability to gather and/or interpret data, formulating independent judgments;
-Fully appropriate communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific language related to the topics covered in the program;
D. Honors will be awarded for excellent knowledge and ability to understand applied to the program, excellent judgment skills, and excellent communication abilities.
Teaching methods
Further information
Accommodations and Support Services for students with disabilities or specific learning disorders
Ca’ Foscari applies Italian law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding the support services and accommodations available to students with disabilities or specific learning disorders. If you have a motor, visual, or hearing disability, or other disabilities (Law 17/1999), or a specific learning disorder (Law 170/2010), and you require support (in-class assistance, technological aids for exams or individualized exams, accessible-format materials, note-taking services, specialized tutoring to support studying, interpreters, or other services), please contact the Disability and SLD Office at disabilita@unive.it
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