Portfolio Theory and its Applications
UoS Code FINC6009
Credit points 6
Offered Semester 2
Prerequisites FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000
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Lectures 3 hrs per week
Assessment Mid semester 25%; PME report 25%; Final examination 50%
Description This unit is an introduction to mathematical optimisation techniques in the presence of uncertainty. Utility-independent approaches to the modelling of risk and return, proceeding to Markowitz, Capital Asset Pricing and Arbitrage Pricing Models.