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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

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If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Banca e finanza - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Training
6
F
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Final exam
15
E
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activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Training
6
F
-
Final exam
15
E
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Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°

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S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S006069

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SECS-S/06 - MATHEMATICAL METHODS OF ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND ACTUARIAL SCIENCES

Period

secondo semestre (lauree magistrali) dal Feb 21, 2022 al May 13, 2022.

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide a quantitative approach for dealing with investment and consumption problems under uncertainty. Fundamental topics presented in the course are also related to the efficient structure of financial markets and equilibrium theory.

Students may find useful to follow this course after those of Mathematical Finance, Financial Risk management and, Portfolio Management and Equity markets.

Program

1. Choices in presence of risk: preliminary aspects
a) utility functions;
b) risk aversion;
c) stochastic dominance.

2. Portfolio theory in a single time period
a) utility maximization;
b) mean-variance. Markowitz portfolio theory;
c) insurance, saving and consumption.

3. General equilibrium theory
a) pareto-optimality;
b) equilibrium theory;
c) fundamental theorem of asset pricing;
d) CCAPM, CAPM e APT models.

4. Asset pricing models
a) historical risk and return;
b) markets efficiency;
c) multi-factor models: CAPM;
d) real options.

5. Dynamic portfolio theory, multiple time periods
a) optimal investment and consumption: dynamic programming principle;
b) equilibrium theory and fundamental theorem of asset pricing;
c) optimal investment and consumption in continuous time: Merton problem.

6. Technical analysis
a) the market system, price and volume dynamics as a function of time;
b) heuristic-quantitative models: indicators and oscillators, logistic function;
c) from basic models to operating systems, qualification of the current market phase, definition of operational
strategy, evaluation of the evolutionary potential and time horizon.


TEACHING METHOD:

The course articulates in lectures. Attending lectures is strongly recommended but not compulsory. Lecture slides will be made available on Moodle platform.
Tutoring activities are scheduled during the course.

Bibliography

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Examination Methods

The final exam is a written test containing both exercises and theoretical questions.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE