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401-8906-00L
6
Credits
MSC
,
NDS
D-MATH
Financial Engineering
Lecturers & Examiners:
Dr. Paolo Vanini
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:29:12
Abstract
The course addresses four broad topics in financial engineering that are currently of high interest to the finance industry. Students learn the different hedging strategies, product structures in equity, credit, volatility, and interest rate markets and they learn how to price these products, including the application of some numerical methods.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC , NDS
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- end-of-semester examination
No repetition possible.
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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Financial Engineering
**Kurs an der Uni Zürich**
Ort: KOL G 204 (montags) und SOC 1 106 (mittwochs)
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4 h weekly |
Offered In
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Application Area (only necessary for MSc in Applied Mathematics)
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MAS in Finance (For information and admission (and possibly more up-to-date information about the courses) see .)
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Mandatory Courses (In addition to the two type O courses participants have to follow at least one of the three type W courses.)
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