Name: Financial Mathematics For Actuaries
Brand: McGraw Hill Higher Education
SKU: 9780071288934
Price: 255.00 HKD
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Author: Sum Chan Wai; Kuen Tse Yiu
ISBN: 9780071288934

Financial Mathematics For Actuaries

Edited by Sum Chan Wai · Kuen Tse Yiu

McGraw Hill Higher Education October 2010

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780071288934
Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
Publication: October 2010
Format: Paperback , 336 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This is an introductory textbook on the mathematics of interest rates for actuarial science students. It is written at a level of rigor that is required for students majoring in actuarial science and prepares them for further analysis of financial instruments. It emphasizes an intuitive treatment of the mathematics of finance and insurance, with special attention to applications.

Each chapter contains many examples illustrating the applications of mathematical analysis to financial products and personal financial management.
The authors use the financial functions in Excel as the computational tool in this book, which are illustrated through numerous examples.

Target Audience
' Students taking a one-semester course on the mathematics of interest rates in an actuarial science program
' Students preparing for professional exams of various professional actuarial institutions
' Students in actuarial science, quantitative finance, financial engineering and quantitative risk management

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Interest Accumulation and Time Value of Money
Chapter 2 Annuities
Chapter 3 Spot Rates, Forward Rates and the Term Structure
Chapter 4 Rates of Return
Chapter 5 Loans and Costs of Borrowing
Chapter 6 Bonds and Bond Pricing
Chapter 7 Bond Yields and the Term Structure
Chapter 8 Bond Management
Chapter 9 Stochastic Interest Rates

Appendix A Review of Mathematics and Statistics
Appendix B Answers to Selected Exercises