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- From: dy@shire.math.columbia.edu (Deane Yang)
- Subject: Course on stochastic models of derivative securities
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- Organization: Mathematics Department, Columbia University
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 20:03:05 GMT
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- The mathematics department at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn
- is considering offering a course on mathematical models of derivative
- securities. The prerequisites for the course would consist only of
- 2 years of calculus and basic probability. No knowledge of economics
- or finance is being assumed. The purpose of the course is to develop
- the mathematical methods necessary for understanding
- financial models, such as the Black-Scholes equation.
-
- Since sci.math seems to be read by some people who work
- in this area, I wanted some advice.
-
- 1) Are there people on Wall Street who would want to take this course?
- Obviously, people who are already doing this sort of stuff don't need
- this course. However, would it be useful to have someone who is not
- a "quant" take a course like this? If so, who?
-
- 2) If such people exist, what would be the best way to advertise the
- course?
-
- 3) Other suggestions or questions are welcome.
-
- Deane Yang
- Department of Mathematics
- Polytechnic University
-
- P.S. I am not the instructor of this course and know nothing
-