Topic outline

  • Financial Engineering II, period 3






    Please note that the course TU-E2210 Financial Engineering I (periods I-II) is an absolute prerequisite for Financial Engineering II.

    Passing the course: 

    3 cr version:

    • 10 lectures (Wed 12.15-14, Fri 10.15-12, Ruth)
    • 6 exercises: 3 x traditional and 3 x computational with real data and R, Python, or Matlab (Fri 12.15-14, Eljas)
    • either A or B
    A: trading practice + competition (not compulsory) on a HF simulation trading platform AND a LIGHT final examination (just to check that you have read the lecture notes and exercises)
    B: a final examination (Ruth) 

    5 cr version: 

    • 10 lectures (Wed 12.15-14, Fri 10.15-12, Ruth)
    • 6 exercises: 3 x traditional and 3 x computational with real data and R, Python, or Matlab (Fri 12.15-14, Eljas)
    • 2 assignments (in group or individually): 
      • CVA-assignment by Nordea 
      • trading practice + competition (not compulsory)  on a HF simulation trading platform (Eljas)
    • 1 light final examination (just to check that you have read the lecture notes and exercises)(Ruth) 

    6 cr version: 5 cr version and short written assignment 

    Please register your choice for course version here!

    Teacher: Ruth Kaila

    Exercises: Eljas Toepfer


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    Schedule, very preliminary version

    • Lectures on Wednesdays at 12.15 – 14.00 and Fridays at 10.15 – 12.00 (Kaila)
    • Exercises on Fridays at 12.15 – 14.00 (Toepfer)

    Wed 13.1. 

    Foreign exchange derivatives

    Fri 15.1. 

    Foreign exchange derivatives continues

    Wed 20.1. IMPORTANT

    High-frequency trading HFT very briefly, discussion on the trading simulation platform and assignment/competition

    Fri 22.1.  

    High-frequency trading

    Wed 27.1. IMPORTANT

    Vähä-Vahe, Nordea, lecture+ CVA assignment; compulsory  

    Fri 29.1.

    Yield curve calibration

    Wed 3.2. 

    Stochastic interest rates

    Fri 5.2. 

    VIX and VOX volatility indices, stochastic volatility

    Wed 10.2. 

    trading volatility


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    Important dates


    • CVA: Wednesday 17.2. (exact, no possiblity for extention as Jussi from Nordea corrects this) 
    • HFT: game starts on Thursday 4.2. It will be run daily for two weeks. Each group should submit a 2 page report by Saturday 20.2. Please note that you should write this report while gaming. Later, you will much more work as you might have forgotten some aspects. If needed, this deadline can be extended.
    • examination: Thursday 25.2.

    • additional points for the exam 
      • Wilmott: where quants go wrong. DL: 7.2. (note: you cannot earn these points after the exam)
      • 2 computational exercises: DL 1.3. (note: you can earn these points even after the exam)