MTH5220 - The theory of martingales in discrete time - 2019

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Organisational Unit

School of Mathematical Sciences

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Gregory Markowsky

Coordinator(s)

Dr Gregory Markowsky

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

MTH3241 (or equivalent)

Co-requisites

Only students enrolled in the Master of Financial Mathematics can enrol in this unit. Exceptions can be made with permission from the unit co-ordinator.

Synopsis

Doob's convergence theorem. Optional sampling theorem. Discrete Stochastic integral. Martingale inequalities such as Doob and Burkholder-Davis-Gundy inequalities. Bucy-Kalman filter. Applications to finance. Option pricing - discrete Black-Scholes formula. Control theory.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Develop specialised mathematical knowledge and skills within the theory of martingales.
  2. Apply sophisticated stochastic modelling skills within a variety of contexts, from population biology to finance to management science, and more.
  3. Apply critical thinking to problems in discrete-time stochastic processes in general, and in the theory of discrete-time martingales in particular.
  4. Formulate expert solutions to practical financial, engineering or scientific problems using specialised cognitive and technical skills within the theory of discrete-time martingales.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 60% (Hurdle)

Continuous assessment: 40%

Hurdle requirement: To pass this unit a student must achieve at least 50% overall and at least 40% for the end-of-semester exam.

Workload requirements

Two 1.5 -hour lectures and one 1-hour applied class per week

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