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KERALA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Master of Technology
Curriculum, Syllabus and Course Plan
Cluster : 01
Branch : Mechanical Engineering
Stream : Financial Engineering
Year : 2015
No. of Credits : 67
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A 01MA6017 Probability and Stochastic Processes 3-0-0 40 60 3 3
B 01ME6601 Statistics for Engineering Applications 3-1-0 40 60 3 4
C 01ME6603 Financial Time Series Analysis 3-1-0 40 60 3 4
D 01ME6605 Financial Reporting and Analysis 3-0-0 40 60 3 3
E Elective I 3-0-0 40 60 3 3
S 01ME6999 Research Methodology 0-2-0 100 2
T 01ME6691 SeminarI 0-0-2 50 2
U 01ME6693 Data AnalysisLaboratory 0-0-2 50 1
TOTAL 15-4-4 400 300 - 22
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS : 23 TOTAL CREDITS : 22
Elective I
01ME6611 Corporate Finance and Portfolio Management
01ME6613 Numerical Methods for Finance
01ME6615 Object Oriented Programming for Financial Engineers
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A 01ME6602 Optimization in Finance 3-1-0 40 60 3 4
B 01ME6604 Equity and Fixed Income 3-0-0 40 60 3 3
C 01ME6406 System Analysis and Design 3-0-0 40 60 3 3
D Elective II 3-0-0 40 60 3 3
E Elective III 3-0-0 40 60 3 3
V 01ME6692 Mini Project 0-0-4 100 2
U 01ME6694 Optimization and Simulation
Laboratory 0-0-2 50 1
TOTAL 15-1-6 350 300 - 19
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS : 22 TOTAL CREDITS : 19
Elective II
01ME6612 Derivatives and Alternative Investments
01ME6414 Data Analytics using R and Python
01ME6616 Financial Markets
Elective III
01ME6618 Quantitative Trading Strategies
01ME6422 Enterprise Resource Planning
01ME6624 Big Data Analytics
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A Elective IV 3-0-0 40 60 3 3
B Elective V 3-0-0 40 60 3 3
T 01ME7691 Seminar II 0-0-2 50 2
W 01ME7693 Project (Phase 1) 0-0-12 50 6
TOTAL 6-0-14 180 120 - 14
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS : 20 TOTAL CREDITS : 14
Elective IV
01ME7611 Asset Pricing
01ME7613 Financial Business Intelligence
01ME7415 Heuristic Solution Methods
Elective V
01ME7617 Predictive Modeling
01ME7419 Managerial Economics
01ME7621 Financial Modeling
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TOTAL 0-0-23 70 30 - 12
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS : 23 TOTAL CREDITS : 12
TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDITS: 67
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Syllabus and Course Plan
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01MA6017 PROBABILITY AND
STOCHASTIC PROCESSES 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to reinforce basic ideas of probability distributions they may already
have learned, from a modern point of view. The basic ideas of stochastic processes are also
introduced, preparing the students with the necessary tools for its diverse applications in applied
sciences and engineering. This course provides a strong background of some basic mathematical
methods which will be essential for higher studies and research in engineering
Syllabus
Techniques for theorem proving, Principle of mathematical induction, principle of complete
Multiple random variables, Conditional distributions, limit theorems, Discrete time Markov chains,
Continuous time Markov chains, Poisson Process, Renewal process, Brownian motion.
Expected Outcome
On completion of the course, the students will have acquired knowledge and practical skills in the
modeling and analysis of probabilistic and stochastic systems which has applications in diverse
areas of engineering. This will also prepare them with some of the most important mathematical
tools essential for higher studies and research.
References
1. Saeed Ghahramani , ” Fundamentals of Probability with Stochastic process”, Pearson.
2. V G Kulkarni, “Introduction to Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Systems”, Springer
3. S.M.Ross, ”Introduction to probability models”, Elsevier
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I Multiple random variables: Joint and Marginal distributions, 4
15 Independence of random variables, Covariance, Correlation 3
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Conditional probability distributions and Conditional expectations.
Distributions of sum of two random variables. 4
15 Limit theorems: Central limit theorem and Law of large numbers
(without proof). 3
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Stochastic process and their classifications
Discrete time Markov chains: Transition probability matrix, Chapman-
Kolmogorov Equation, classification of states, Ergodic chains, Steady
State Probabilities. First passage times, computation of expected first
passage times.
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Continuous - time Markov chains: Transition probability matrix,
Chapman, Kolmogorov Equations, transition rates and rate matrix and
generator matrix.
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Steady State Probabilities and flow balance equations, Birth - death
processes, First passage times. 3
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V Poisson processes- Inter-arrival distribution, Reproductive properties.
Renewal processes-basic properties 4 20
Renewal Reward process, Limit theorems(without proof) 3
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Standard Brownian motion (Wiener processes), basic properties, First
passage times of standard Brownian motion 4
20 Brownian motion with drift, Geometric Brownian motion(ideas and
computations without proof) 3
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6601 STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
3-1-0 4 2015
Course Objectives
1. To provide an introduction to statistical techniques and their applications in the context of
business and management problems.
2. To utilize single and multi-variable measures to make decisions.
3. To perform and interpret elementary statistical procedures (such as confidence intervals
and hypothesis tests).
4. To develop decision making and analytical skills.
Syllabus
Data collection, classification and tabulation – Measures of Central Tendency – Measures of
Dispersion – Sampling and Sampling Distributions – Estimation and Confidence Intervals –
Hypothesis Testing – Non Parametric Tests – Analysis of Variance – Correlation Analysis –
Regression Analysis – Introduction to Multivariate Analysis.
Expected Outcome
1. The student will be able to apply techniques for analyzing and interpreting data to real-world datasets relevant to varied fields of business and industry.
2. The student will be able to critically evaluate reports presenting statistical data and translate and communicate the results of statistical analyses.
References
1. P. E. Green, D. S. Tull, G. Albaum, “Research for Marketing decisions”, Prentice- hall of India Pvt. Ltd
2. Thomas C. Kinnear, James R. Taylor, “Marketing Research: An Applied approach”, McGraw-Hill Inc
3. A. B. Bowker and G. J. Liberman, “Engineering Statistics”, Asia, 1972. 4. F. E. Brown, “Marketing Research: A structure for decision making”,Addison-Wesley
publishing Co., California. 5. J.K. Sharma, “Business Statistics”, Pearson Education. 6. R. Panneerselvam, “Research Methodology”, Prentice Hall India. 7. Amir D Aczel and Jayavel Sounderpandian, “Complete Business Statistics”, Tata
McGraw-Hill 8. Richard I Levin and David S Rubin, “Statistics for Management”, Pearson Education 9. Hair et al., “Multivariate Data Analysis”, Pearson Education
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Data Collection, Classification and Tabulation: Need for data, Types of Data, Scale of measurement, Sources of data, Basis of classification, Methods of data classification, Tabulation of data, Presentation of data, Exploratory data analysis- Stem and Leaf displays.
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Measures of Central Tendency: Significance, Classification - Arithmetic mean (Grouped and Ungrouped data), Geometric mean, Harmonic mean, Median, Mode, Quartiles, Deciles and Percentiles.
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15 Measures of Dispersion: Significance, Classification – Range, Interquartile range, Mean Absolute Deviation, Variance and Standard deviation, Coefficient of variation, Chebyshev’s theorem, Skewness, Moments and Kurtosis.
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III Sampling and Sampling Distributions: Population parameters and Sample statistics, Sampling methods, Sampling distribution of sample mean, Sampling distribution of sample proportions.
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Estimation and Confidence Intervals: Point estimation, Confidence Interval estimation – Interval estimation of population means (σ known and σ unknown).
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15 Hypothesis Testing: Procedure, Hypothesis testing for population parameters with large samples and small samples. Hypothesis testing based on F- Distribution.
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Non Parametric tests: One sample tests- Chi-square tests, K-S Test, Two Sample tests – Sign test, Median test, Mann-Whitney U-test, K-Samples test – Median test, Kruskal-Waliis test.
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25 Design of Experiments: Analysis of Variance, Completely randomized design, Randomized complete block design, Latin square design, Factorial design, 2n Factorial experiment, Yate’s algorithm.
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Correlation Analysis: Karl Pearson’s correlation, Spearman’s rank correlation, Auto correlation.
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Regression Analysis: Simple and Multiple Regression models, Determination of regression coefficients, Coefficient of determination, Significance test of Regression model.
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Introduction to Multivariate Analysis: Overview of Discriminant Analysis, Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis, Multidimensional scaling and Conjoint Analysis.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6603 FINANCIAL TIME SERIES
ANALYSIS 3-1-0 4 2015
Course Objectives
1. To introduce a variety of statistical models for time series and main methods for analyzing these models.
Syllabus
Characteristics of Financial Time Series; Linear Time Series Analysis; Conditional Heteroscedastic
Models; Nonlinear Models; Continuous-Time Models; Multivariate Time Series Analysis; Factor
Models.
Expected Outcome
At the end of the course, the student should be able to
1. Choose an appropriate time series model for a given set of data
2. Compute forecasts for a variety of linear and nonlinear methods and models.
References
1. Ruey S. Tsay, “Analysis of Financial Time Series”, John Wiley & Sons 2. A C Harvey, “Time Series Models”,Pearson; 2/e.
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Characteristics of Financial Time Series; Linear Time Series Analysis-
Simple AR models, MA models, ARMA models; Unit-Root Non-
stationarity; Seasonal Models; Regression Models with Time Series
Errors; Consistent Covariance Matrix Estimation ;Long-Memory
Models; Applications.
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Conditional Heteroscedastic Models- ARCH model, GARCH model,
GARCH-M Model, EGARCH Model, Threshold GARCH Model,
CHARMA Model, Random Coefficient Autoregressive Models,
Stochastic Volatility Model, Long-Memory Stochastic Volatility Model,
Applications.
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Nonlinear Models- Bilinear Model, Threshold Autoregressive (TAR) Model, Smooth Transition AR (STAR) Model, Markov Switching Model, Nonparametric Methods, Functional Coefficient AR Model, Nonlinear Additive AR Model, Nonlinear State-Space Model, Neural Networks; Nonlinearity Tests, Modeling, Forecasting, Applications. High-Frequency Data Analysis.
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Continuous-Time Models- Wiener Process, Generalized Wiener Process,
Ito Process, Ito’s Lemma, Distributions of Stock Prices and Log Returns,
Derivation of Black–Scholes Differential Equation, Black–Scholes Pricing
Formulas, Extension of Ito’s Lemma, Stochastic Integral, Jump Diffusion
Models.
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Multivariate Time Series Analysis: Weak Stationarity and Cross-
Correlation Matrices, Vector Autoregressive Models, Vector Moving-
Average Models, Vector ARMA Models, Unit-Root Nonstationarity and
Cointegration, Cointegrated VAR Models, Threshold Cointegration and
Arbitrage, Pairs Trading.
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Factor Models- Macro econometric Factor Models, Fundamental Factor
Models, Principal Component Analysis. Multivariate Volatility Models-
Multivariate GARCH Models, GARCH Models for Bivariate Returns,
Higher Dimensional Volatility Models, Factor–Volatility Models,
Multivariate t Distribution.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6605 FINANCIAL REPORTING
AND ANALYSIS 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. The course aims to provide students with an introduction to financial statements, their analyses and applications in financial performance measurement.
Syllabus
Financial Statement Analysis: Scope, Major financial statements and other information sources;
Financial Reporting Standards; Income Statements and Balance Sheet; Cash Flow Statements;
Financial Analysis Techniques; Inventories; Long Lived Assets; Income Taxes; Applications.
Expected Outcome
After successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
1. Describe the roles of financial reporting and analysis 2. Describe the roles of key financial statements in evaluating a company’s performance and
financial position. 3. Describe the components of income statements, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements and
to use them to evaluate a company’s financial performance. 4. Describe the tools and techniques used in financial analysis, including their uses and
limitations.
5. Apply the tools and techniques to evaluate past and future financial performance, credit risk, equity investments etc.
References
1. Benninga and Sarig, “Corporate Finance: A Valuation Approach”, McGraw-Hill Series in Finance.
2. Pinto, Jerald E.,Elaine Henry, Thomas R. Robinson, and John D. Stowe, “Equity Asset Valuation”, 2nd edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
3. Van Greuning, Hennie, and Sonja Brajovic Bratanovic, “Analyzing and Managing Banking Risk: A Framework for Assessing Corporate Governance and Financial Risk”, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2003.
4. International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB),“Handbook of International Quality Control, Auditing, Review, Other Assurance, and Related Services Pronouncements”, Standard 200, available at www.ifac.org/IAASB.
5. Stowe, J.D., T.R. Robinson, J.E. Pinto, and D.W.McLeavey,“Analysis of Equity Investments: Valuation”, Charlottesville, VA:. CFA Institute, 2002.
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Financial Statement Analysis: Scope, Major financial statements and other information sources; Financial Statement Analysis framework. Financial Reporting Mechanics: Accounts and financial statements; Accounting Process; Accruals and valuation adjustments; Accounting Systems.
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Financial Reporting Standards: Standard Setting Bodies and Regulatory Authorities; International Financial Reporting Standards Framework; Effective Financial Reporting.
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Income Statements- Components and format of the Income Statement; Revenue Recognition; Expense Recognition; Non-recurring items and non-operating items; Earnings per Share; Analysis of the Income Statement.
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Balance Sheet- Components and format of the Balance Sheet: Current Assets and Current Liabilities, Non-current Assets, Non-current Liabilities, Equity; Analysis of the Balance Sheet.
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Cash Flow Statements- Components and format of Cash Flow Statements; Linkages of the Cash Flow Statement with the Income Statement and Balance Sheet; Analysis of Cash Flow Statements-Evaluation of the Sources and uses of Cash, Common size analysis of the statement of Cash Flows, Free Cash Flow to the Firm and Free Cash Flow to Equity, Cash Flow Ratios.
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Financial Analysis Techniques: Financial Analysis Process; Analytical Tools and Techniques; Common Ratios used in Financial Analysis- Activity Ratios, Liquidity Ratios, Solvency Ratios, Profitability Ratios; Integrated Financial Ratio Analysis; Equity Analysis; Credit Analysis; Business and Geographic Segments-Segment reporting Requirements, Segment Ratios; Model Building and Forecasting.
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Inventories: Cost of Inventories; Inventory Valuation Methods; Measurement of Inventory Value; Evaluation of Inventory Management-Inventory ratios.
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Applications of Financial Statement Analysis: Evaluating Past Financial Performance, Projecting Future Financial Performance, Assessing Credit Risk, Screening for Potential Equity Investments, Adjustments to Reported Financials.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6611 CORPORATE FINANCE AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. The course aims to provide students with an introduction to corporate finance and portfolio management process.
Syllabus
Capital Budgeting; Cost of Capital; Measures of Leverage; DividendsandShareRepurchases;
Working-CapitalManagement; CorporateGovernance; Portfolio Management; Portfolio Risk
and Return; Portfolio Planning and Construction; Mergers and Acquisitions.
Expected Outcome
After successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
1. Analyse capital budgeting problems 2. Estimate a company's cost of capital and evaluate working capital, and corporate governance
policies
3. Describe the mechanics of dividends and share repurchases, portfolio approach to investment and portfolio management.
References
1. Calverley, John P., Alan M. Meder, Brian D. Singer, and Renato Staub, “Capital Market Expectations” Managing Investment Portfolios; A Dynamic Process. 3rd ed. Wliey, 2007.
2. Sharpe William F., Peng Chen, Jerald E. Pinto, and Dennis W. McLeavey "Asset Allocation.", 2007.
3. Ibbotson Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation (SBBI) Classic Yearbook. 2009. Chicago, IL: Morningstar.
4. Dimson, Elroy, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton, “Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Sourcebook”, Zurich, Switzerland: Credit Suisse Research Institute, 2009.
5. Taleb, Nassim N.,“The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable”.New York:Random House Inc., 2007.
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Capital Budgeting: Basic Principles of Capital Budgeting; Investment DecisionCriteria-Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Payback Period, Discounted Payback Period, Average Accounting Rate of Return, Profitability Index, NPV Profile, The Multiple IRR Problem and the NoIRR; Cash Flow Projections; Project Analysis and Evaluation.
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Cost of Capital: Costs of the Different Sources of Capital- Cost of Debt, Cost of Preferred Stock, Cost of Common Equity; Cost of Capital Estimation-Estimating Beta and Determining a Project Beta, Country Risk, Marginal Cost of Capital Schedule, Flotation Costs.
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Dividends and Share Repurchases: Dividends-Forms, Payment Chronology, Dividend Policy and Company Value, Factors Affecting Dividend Policy, Payout Policies, Analysis of Dividend Safety; Share Repurchases- Methods, Effects of Repurchases, Valuation Equivalence of Cash Dividends and Share Repurchases.
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Working Capital Management: Managing and Measuring Liquidity, Managing the Cash Position, Investing Short-Term Funds, Managing Accounts Receivable, Managing Inventory, Managing Accounts Payable, Managing Short-Term Financing.
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Corporate Governance: Importance, Definitions, Corporate Governance Considerations- The Board, Management, Shareowner Rights; Forms of Business and Conflicts of Interest, Sources of Conflict, Corporate Governance Evaluation.
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Portfolio Risk and Return: Investment Characteristics of Assets; Risk Aversion and Portfolio Selection; Portfolio Risk; Efficient Frontier and Investor's Optimal Portfolio; Capital Market Theory; Pricing of Risk and Computation of Expected Return; The Capital Asset Pricing Model(CAPM).
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Portfolio Planning and Construction: Portfolio Planning- The Investment Policy Statement, Major Components of an IPS, Gathering Client Information; Portfolio Construction- Capital Market Expectations, The Strategic Asset Allocation, Steps Toward an Actual Portfolio, Additional Portfolio Organizing Principles.
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Mergers and Acquisitions: Definitions and Classifications, Motives for Merger, Transaction Characteristics, Takeovers, Regulation, Merger Analysis, Corporate Restructuring.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6613 NUMERICAL METHODS
FOR FINANCE 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. To introduce a general survey of significant numerical methods any practitioner should know, and a detailed study of certain numerical methods specific to finance
Syllabus
Solving systems of linear equations; Solving non-linear equations; Curve fitting; Interpolation;
Numerical Integration; Finite Difference Methods for Partial Differential Equations; Convex
Optimization; Methods for constrained optimization; Applications.
Expected Outcome
1. After successful completion of the course, the students shall demonstrate skills in the application of numerical methods to solve practical problems in mathematical finance.
References
1. Paolo Brandimarte, “Numerical Methods in Finance and Economics “, John Wiley & Sons. 2. Gerald & Wheatley,“Applied Numerical Analysis”, Addison-Wesley 3. V.Rajaraman , “Computer Oriented Numerical Methods”. 4. M.K.Jain , S.R.K.Iyengar and R.K.Jain, “Numerical Methods for Scientific and Engineering
Computations”. 5. S.S.Sastry,“Introductory methods of Numerical Analysis”.
6. S. Rajasekharan,“Numerical Methods in Science and Engg”.
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Nature of numerical computation; Errors and approximations, floating point arithmetic, sources of errors, control of errors, propagation of errors, Condition and stability, Rate of convergence.
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Solving non-linear equations- Bisection method, Newton’s method, Optimization- based solution of non-linear equations, Solving a functional equation by a collocation method, Homotopy continuation methods
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Curve fitting: Method of least squares, non-linear relationships, Correlation and Regression – Linear correlation, Measures of correlation, Standard error of estimate, Coefficient of correlation.
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Numerical Integration: Deterministic quadrature- Classical interpolatory formulas, Gaussian quadrature, Extensions and product rules; Monte Carlo integration; Generating pseudorandom variates; Variance reduction techniques; Quasi-Monte Carlo simulation.
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Convex Optimization: Elements of convex analysis- Convexity in optimization, Convex polyhedra and polytopes, Classification of optimization problems; Numerical methods for unconstrained optimization- Steepest descent method, The subgradient method, Newton and the trust region methods, No-derivatives algorithms: quasi-Newton method and simplex search.
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Methods for constrained optimization: Penalty function approach, Duality theory, Kuhn-Tucker conditions, Kelley's cutting plane algorithm, Active set method.
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Option Pricing by Binomial and Trinomial Lattices; Option Pricing by Monte Carlo Methods; Option Pricing by Finite Difference Methods- Applying finite difference methods to the Black- Scholes equation, Pricing a vanilla European option by an explicit method, Pricing a vanilla European option by a fully implicit method Pricing a barrier option by the Crank-Nicolson method
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01ME6615 OBJECT ORIENTED
PROGRAMMING FOR FINANCIAL ENGINEERS
3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives 1. To give a rigorous introduction to computer programming and software engineering with
special emphasis on applications to financial engineering
Syllabus
Introduction to C++ and Quantitative Finance;Generic Data Structures and Standard Template
Library; Interfaces to STL for QF Applications; Design Patterns; Binomial Method; Implementation
of One-Factor Black Scholes; Two-Factor Option Pricing; C++ Classes for Numerical Analysis
Applications in Finance; Monte Carlo Method Theory and C++ Frameworks.
Expected Outcome
1. After successful completion of the course, the students shall have the knowledge of advanced complex techniques in C++ and real-life applications in financial engineering.
References 1. Daniel J. Duffy, “Introduction to C++ for Financial Engineers: An object-oriented
approach”, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2. Ashok M. Kamthane, “Object oriented Programming with ANSI & Turbo C++”,
Pearson 3. Education. 4. Nagler, “Learning C++, A Hands on Approach”, Jaico publications. 5. Stanley B. Lippman and Josee Lajoie, “C++ Primer”, Pearson Education. 6. Balaguruswamy, “Object Oriented Programming with C++”, TataMcgraw Hill. 7. Nabajyothi barkakati, “Object Oriented Programming in C++” , Prentice Hall. 8. Balaguruswamy, “Numerical Methods”, TataMcgraw Hill. 9. C.F. Gerald and P.O.Wheatley, “Applied Numerical Analysis” , Pearson Education.
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Interfaces to STL for QF Applications, Data Structures for Financial Engineering Applications- Property sets and data modelling for quantitative finance, Lattice structures.
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Introduction to Design Patterns.Programming the Binomial Method; Implementation of One-Factor Black Scholes; Two-Factor Option Pricing: Basket and Other Multi-Asset Options- Modelling basket option PDE in UML and C++, The finite difference method for two-factor problems, Discrete boundary and initial conditions, Assembling the system of equations.
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C++ Classes for Numerical Analysis Applications in Finance- Solving tridiagonal systems, The trinomial method for assets, Lattice data structures, Trinomial tree for the short rate , The multidimensional binomial method, Generic lattice structures, Approximating exponential functions.
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The Monte Carlo Method Theory and C++ Frameworks: The Monte Carlo method in quantitative finance, Software architecture for the Monte Carlo method, Examples and test cases- Plain options, Barrier options, Asian options.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6999 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 0-2-0 2 2015
Course Objectives
1. To prepare the student to do the M. Tech project work with a research bias. 2. To formulate a viable research question.
3. To develop skill in the critical analysis of research articles and reports. 4. To analyze the benefits and drawbacks of different methodologies. 5. To understand how to write a technical paper based on research findings.
Syllabus
Introduction to Research Methodology-Types of research- Ethical issues- Copy right-royalty-
Intellectual property rights and patent law-Copyleft- Openacess-
Analysis of sample research papers to understand various aspects of research methodology:
Defining and formulating the research problem-Literature review-Development of working
hypothesis-Research design and methods- Data Collection and analysis- Technical writing- Project
work on a simple research problem
Approach
Course focuses on students' application of the course content to their unique research interests. The
various topics will be addressed through hands on sessions.
Expected Outcome
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to 1. Understand research concepts in terms of identifying the research problem
2. Propose possible solutions based on research 3. Write a technical paper based on the findings.
4. Get a good exposure to a domain of interest. 5. Get a good domain and experience to pursue future research activities.
References 1. C. R. Kothari, Research Methodology, New Age International, 2004 2. Panneerselvam, Research Methodology, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2012. 3. J. W. Bames, Statistical Analysis for Engineers and Scientists, Tata McGraw-Hill, New York. 4. Donald Cooper, Business Research Methods, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi. 5. Leedy P. D., Practical Research: Planning and Design, McMillan Publishing Co. 6. Day R. A., How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, Cambridge University Press, 1989. 7. Manna, Chakraborti, Values and Ethics in Business Profession, Prentice Hall of India, New
Delhi, 2012.
8. Sople, Managing Intellectual Property: The Strategic Imperative, Prentice Hall ofIndia, New Delhi, 2012.
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Introduction to Research Methodology: Motivation towards research -
Types of research: Find examples from literature.
Professional ethics in research - Ethical issues-ethical committees. Copy
right - royalty - Intellectual property rights and patent law - Copyleft-
Openacess -Reproduction of published material - Plagiarism - Citation
and acknowledgement.
Impact factor. Identifying major conferences and important
journals in the concerned area. Collection of at least 4 papers in the
area.
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Defining and formulating the research problem - Literature Survey-
Analyze the chosen papers and understand how the authors have
undertaken literature review, identified the research gaps, arrived at
their objectives, formulated their problem and developed a hypothesis.
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Research design and methods: Analyze the chosen papers to
understand formulation of research methods and analytical and
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Data Collection and analysis. Analyze the chosen papers and study the
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strategies used – Study the tools used for analyzing the data.
SECOND ASSESSMENT
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Technical writing - Structure and components, contents of a typical
technical paper, difference between abstract and conclusion, layout,
illustrations and tables, bibliography, referencing and footnotes- use of
tools like Latex.
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Identification of a simple research problem – Literature survey-
Research design- Methodology –paper writing based on a hypothetical
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01ME6691 SEMINAR I 0-0-2 2 2015
Course Objectives To make students
1. Identify the current topics in the specific stream. 2. Collect the recent publications related to the identified topics. 3. Do a detailed study of a selected topic based on current journals, published papers
and books. 4. Present a seminar on the selected topic on which a detailed study has been done. 5. Improve the writing and presentation skills.
Approach
Students shall make a presentation for 20-25 minutes based on the detailed study of the topic and submit a report based on the study.
Expected Outcome
Upon successful completion of the seminar, the student should be able to 1. Get good exposure in the current topics in the specific stream. 2. Improve the writing and presentation skills.
3. Explore domains of interest so as to pursue the course project
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01ME6693 DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY
0-0-2 1 2015
Course Objectives
1. Should acquire knowledge on working of data analysis software packages.
Syllabus
Experiments on conducting data analysis tasks using software packages.
Expected Outcome
1. Have working knowledge of data analysis software packages.
List of Experiments 1. Data Analysis using SPSS / Excel /R /Python /SAS / Systat/EViews etc(free and open
source, trial or free academic version of the software package may be used). Exercises shall be given on
Data input
Descriptive statistics and Tabulation
Fitting Probability Distribution
Data Munging
Hypothesis Testing
Graphical Analysis
t tests
ANOVA
Regression Analysis
Time Series and Autocorrelation
Clusteringetc.
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01ME6602 OPTIMIZATION IN
FINANCE 3-1-0 4 2015
Course Objectives
1. To introduce mathematical modelling and optimization techniques. 2. To apply these techniques for financial optimization.
3. To experiment with real-life problems and promote decision making skills.
Syllabus
Linear Programming; Sensitivity Analysis; Non-linear programming;Quadratic programming;
Conic Optimization Tools; Integer Programming; Dynamic Programming; Stochastic Programming;
Robust Optimization and Case studies in Financial Optimization.
Expected Outcome
1. The students will be able to model real life problems. 2. The students will have the knowledge to select and applysuitable optimization techniques in
financial optimization problems.
References
1. Gerard Cornuejols et al., Optimization Methods in Finance, Cambridge University press.
2. Stavros Zenios, Andrea Consiglio and Søren S. Nielsen, Practical Financial Optimization, John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.
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LP models: asset/liability cash-flow matching- Short-term financing; asset pricing and arbitrage- Derivative securities and the fundamental theorem of asset pricing, Arbitrage detection using linear programming
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Nonlinear programming: Univariate optimization, Unconstrained optimization, Constrained optimization, Non-smooth optimization: sub-gradient methods
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Quadratic programming: theory and algorithms; QP models: portfolio optimization- Mean-variance optimization, Maximizing the Sharpe ratio, Returns-based style analysis, Recovering risk-neutral probabilities from options prices.
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Conic optimization tools- Second-order cone programming, Semi-definite programming, Algorithms; Conic optimization models in finance- Tracking error and volatility constraints, Approximating covariance matrices, Recovering risk-neutral probabilities fromoptions prices, Arbitrage bounds for forward start options
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Integer programming: theory and algorithms; Integer programming models: Constructing index fund- Combinatorial auctions, the lockbox problem, constructing an index fund, Portfolio optimization with minimum transaction levels
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Stochastic programming: theory and algorithms- Two-stage problems with recourse, Multi-stage problems, Decomposition, Scenario generation; Stochastic programming models: Value-at-Risk and Conditional Value-at-Risk- Risk measures, Minimizing CVaR; asset/liability management.
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20 Robust optimization: theory and tools; Robust optimization models in finance, Robust multi-period portfolio selection, Robust profit opportunities in risky portfolios, Robust portfolio selection, Relative robustness in portfolio selection, Moment bounds for option prices. Case Studies in Financial Optimization- Applications in International Asset Allocation, Corporate Bond Portfolio Management, Insurance Policies with Guarantees, Personal Financial Planning.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6604 EQUITY AND FIXED
INCOME 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. To introduce equity investments, security markets and indices, and equity valuation models. 2. To introduce the basic features and characteristics of fixed income securities and associated
risks. 3. Describe the primary issuers, sectors and types of bonds 4. To introduce yields and spreads and the effect of monetary policy on financial markets.
Syllabus
Market Organization and Structure; Security Market Indices; Market Efficiency; Equity Securities;
Industry and Company Analysis; Equity Valuation; Fixed Income; Risks Associated with Investing
in Bonds; Bond Sectors and Instruments; Yield Spreads; Valuation of Debt Securities; Yield
Measures; Spot Rates; Forward Rates; Measurement of Interest Rate Risk; Credit Analysis.
Expected Outcome
After the completion of the course, the students shall be able
1. To describe the characteristics of equity investments, security markets and indices. 2. To analyze industries, companies and equity securities and to describe and demonstrate the
use of equity valuation models. 3. To describe the basic features of bonds, the various coupon rate structures, and the structure
of various floating rate securities and the risks associated with investing in bonds.
4. To describe features, credit risk characteristics and distribution methods for government securities, mortgage-backed securities etc.
References
1. Sharpe, W, G. Alexander, and J. Bailey, “Investments”. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, lnc, 1999.
2. Dreman, D.,”Psychology of the Stock Market”. New York: AMACOM, 1977. 3. O'Shaughnessy, J., “What Works on Wall Street”. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. 4. Hill, Charles, and Gareth Jones, "External Analysis: The Identification of
Opportunities and Threats:' Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach.”Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008.
5. Porter, Michael E., “The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy”. Harvard Business Review, vol. 86, no. 1:78-93, 2008.
6. “Equity and Fixed Income”. CFA Institute, 2012.
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Market Organization and Structure: The Functions of the Financial System, Assets and Contracts, Financial intermediaries, Positions, Orders, Primary Security Markets, Secondary Security Market and Contract Market Structures, Market Regulation.
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15 Security Market Indices: Index Definition and Calculations of Value and Returns, Index Construction and Management, Uses of Market Indices, Equity Indices, Fixed-Income Indices, Indices for Alternative Investments.
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Market Efficiency- Concept; Forms; Market Pricing Anomalies; Behavioral Finance. 3
15 Equity Securities: Types and Characteristics of Equity Securities, Private versus Public Equity Securities, Risk and Return Characteristics of Equity Securities.
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Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis-Uses, Industry Classification Systems, Describing and Analyzing an industry, Company Analysis.
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Equity Valuation- Valuation Concepts, Return Concepts, Equity Valuation Models: Discounted Dividend Valuation- Dividend Discount Model, Gordon Growth Model, Multistage Dividend Discount Models, Financial Determinants of Growth Rates; Free Cash Flow Valuation; Market-Based Valuation, Residual Income Valuation, Private Company Valuation.
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Bond Sectors and Instruments-Sectors; Sovereign Bonds; Semi-Government/ Agency Bonds; Corporate Debt Securities; Asset Backed Securities; Primary Market and Secondary Market for Bonds
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V Yield Spreads; Valuation of Debt Securities- General Principles of Valuation, Traditional Approach to Valuation, Valuation Models. 5 15
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Yield Measures, Spot Rates, and Forward Rates; Measurement of Interest Rate Risk. 4
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6406 SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND
DESIGN 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. To apply system concepts to solve problems in industrial and business organizations. 2. To model and simulate discrete event systems.
3. To study the tools for modeling and simulating dynamic systems.
Syllabus
Introduction to System Simulation – Random Numbers – Random number generators – Generation
of Random deviates – Input modeling – Verification and validation of simulation models - Analysis
of Simulation outputs - Structure and Behavior of Dynamic systems – Tools for systems thinking –
Elements of system dynamics modeling – Steps in SD modeling – Overview of computer simulation
languages and packages.
Expected Outcome
1. The student will have an understanding of real life systems with interacting components, elements and sub-systems, modeling and analysis of these interacting components and elements in a system and the system as a whole.
2. The student will be able to conduct experiments on the system models and to predict the system behavior at different environments and input states and parameter settings and to find out the best suited system parameter settings to meet the predefined objectives.
References
1. Geoffrey Gordon, “System Simulation”, PHI. 2. Narsingh Deo, “System Simulation with Digital Computer”, PHI. 3. J. Banks, “Discrete Event System Simulation”, Pearson Education. 4. Fishman – John, “Concepts and Methods in Discrete Event Digital; Simulation”,
Willey & Sons. 5. Sterman, “Business Dynamics”, McGraw Hill. 6. Mohapatra, “System Dynamics”, PHI. 7. Ogata, “System Dynamics”, Pearson Education.
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Random Numbers: Properties, Generation of Pseudo-Random numbers – Random number generators, Tests for random numbers – Frequency, Run, Gap, Autocorrelation and Poker tests.
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Generation of Random Deviates: Inverse Transformation method - Exponential, Uniform, Weibull, Triangular, and discrete distributions, Direct transformation method for the Normal and Lognormal distributions, Acceptance-rejection technique - Poisson and Gamma distributions.
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Input modeling - data collection, identifying the distribution with the collected data, goodness of fit tests, Verification and Validation of simulation models, Analysis of simulation Outputs. Discrete event simulation techniques - Next-Event approach and Fixed Time Increment methods.
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Structure and Behavior of Dynamic systems: Fundamental modes of dynamic behavior – Exponential growth, goal seeking, oscillation and process point, Interactions of fundamental modes. Tools for Systems thinking - Causal loop diagramming, Behavior of low order systems - Analytical approach.
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Elements of System Dynamics Modeling: Physical flows, Information flows, Level & Rate variables, Flow diagrams, Delays, Information smoothing, Table functions and Table function multipliers, First order positive and negative feedback systems, Second order systems. Steps in system dynamics modeling: Problem identification/conceptualization, fixing model aggregates and boundary, principles of simulation modeling, Developing model equations. Overview of computer simulation languages and packages.
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01ME6612 DERIVATIVES AND
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. To introduce the students to derivative markets and instruments, alternative investments and various methods of analysis.
Syllabus
Derivative Markets and Instruments; Forward Markets and Contracts; Futures Markets and
Contracts; Option Markets and Contracts; Swap Markets and Contracts; Interest Rate Derivative
Instruments; Risk Management Applications of Option Strategies; Alternative Investments:
Categories; Investment in Hedge Funds, Commodities, Real Estate; Private Equity.
Expected Outcome
1. The student will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of the analysis of derivative investments, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps as well as the analysis of alternative investments, including hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and commodities.
References
1. “Derivatives and Alternative Investments”, CFA Institute, 2012.
2. Lionel Martellini, Philippe Priaulet, “Fixed-Income Securities: Valuation, Risk Management and Portfolio Strategies”, Wiley.
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15 Forward Markets and Contracts: Global Forward Markets, Types of Forward Contracts, Pricing and Valuation of Forward Contracts, Credit Risk and Forward Contracts
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Futures Markets and Contracts: Futures Trading, the Clearinghouse, Margins, and Price Limits, Futures Exchanges, Types of Futures Contracts, Pricing and Valuation of Futures Contracts.
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Option Markets and Contracts: Basic Definitions and Illustrations of Options Contracts, the Structure of Global Options Markets, Types of Options, Principles of Option Pricing, Discrete-Time Option Pricing: The Binomial Model, Continuous-Time Option Pricing: The Black-Scholes-Merton Model, Pricing Options on Forward and Futures Contracts and an Application to Interest Rate Option Pricing.
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Swap Markets and Contracts: Global Swap Markets, Types of Swaps, Pricing and Valuation of Swaps, Variations of Swaps, Swaptions, Credit Risk and Swaps.
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Interest Rate Derivative Instruments: Interest Rate Futures, Interest Rate Options, Interest Rate Swaps, Interest Rate Caps and Floors. Overview of Credit Derivatives. 4
Risk Management Applications of Option Strategies: Option Strategies for Equity Portfolios. 3
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Alternative Investments: Categories; Investment in Hedge Funds: Fee Structures, Hedge Fund Strategies, Hedge Fund Databases and Performance Biases, Factor Models for Hedge Fund Returns, Non-Normality of Hedge Fund Returns, Liquidity, Complexity, and Valuation Risks, Hedge Fund Replication, Hedge Fund Portfolio Analysis, Performance Persistence of Hedge Funds
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Commodities: Basics, Controversies, Commodities in a Portfolio, Implementation of Commodity Strategies.
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Real Estate: Private Real Estate Investments; Valuation approaches for Real Estate Investments
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Publicly Traded Real Estate Securities-Types; Valuation methods 3
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6414 DATA ANALYTICS USING R
AND PYTHON 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. Learn about what it’s like to be a Data Scientist. 2. Learn R and Python for Data Analytics.
Syllabus
Introduction to R; R and Rstudio; Basics of R; Advanced Data Structures; Reading Data into R;
Statistical Graphics; R programming; Data Munging; String Manipulation; Basic Statistics; Linear
Models; Predictive Modeling; Time Series Analysis; Clustering; Association Rules; Text Mining;
Sentiment Analysis; Social Network Analysis; Reports and Slideshows; R Package Building.
Introduction to Python; Python Programming; NumPy; Pandas; Data Loading, Storage , File
formats, Data Wrangling; Plotting and Visualization; Data Aggregation and Group Operations;
Time Series Analysis; Financial and Economic Data Applications
Expected Outcome
After Completion of course, the students will be able to use R and Python to:
1. Manipulate and extract information from data 2. Make informative plots 3. Construct and apply statistical learning methods for predictive modeling, 4. Properly select, tune, and assess models
5. Reproduce and present results from data analysis
References
1. Jarad Lander, “R for Everyone: Advanced Analytics and Graphics”, Addison Wesley. 2. Mark Gardener, “R The Statistical Programming” , Wiley. 3. James, Witten, Hastie and Tibshirani,“An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with
Applications in R”, free electronic version of this book available at http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~gareth/ISL/.
4. Johannes Ledolter, “Data mining and business analytics with R”, John Wiley & Sons. 5. Torgo, Luís, “Data mining with R : learning with case studies”, CRC Press 6. Dirk Eddelbuettel, “Seamless R and C++ Integration with Rcpp”, Springer 7. http://www.rdatamining.com/ 8. Wes McKinney, “Python for Data Analysis”, O’Reilly.
9. Peter Wang and Aron Ahmadia, “Fundamentals of Data Analytics in Python”, Addison Wesley Live Lessons
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10 Basic building blocks in R; Advanced Data Structures in R; Reading data into R; Statistical Graphs in R
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II Data Munching-Group manipulation, Reshaping; String Manipulation 3
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Predictive Modeling: Generalized Linear Models; Model Diagnostics; Regularization and Shrinkage
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20 Nonlinear Models; Time Series and Autocorrelation; Multivariate data exploration and discrimination. 3
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Clustering;Association Rules; Text Mining; Sentiment Analysis; Social Network Analysis; Reports and Slideshows 4
10 R Package Building, Introduction to Rcpp, Data structures, Using Rcpp in package, Modules, Operators, Functions, Applications. 4
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Introduction to Python: Python Libraries, Installation and Setup; Python Programming: Data Types and Variables, Python input and output, If statements, while loops, for loops, Iterators, Lists, Functions , Modules, Object Oriented Programming, Inheritance, Exception Handling, Using Data Structures.
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Basic Analytics with Python; Numerical Analysis with NumPy 2
20 Advanced Analytics with Sci-Py and sci-kit learn 2
Tabular Data Analysis with Pandas; Python Visualization Tools; Financial and Economic Data Applications
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6616 FINANCIAL MARKETS 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. To learn the business and the economics of money and capital markets 2. To become familiar with the various types of financing available to a firm
3. To analyze the structural interrelationships among the important participants in the financial markets
Syllabus
Money and Capital Markets; Financial Institutions; Financial Markets; Risk Management in
Financial Institutions; Indian Financial Markets.
Expected Outcome
At the end of this course students should be able to:
1. Explain financial markets and institutions and how firms obtain funds in the financial markets.
2. Explain how the financial services component industries interact.
References
1. Frederic S. Mishkin and Stanley G. Eakins,“Financial Markets and Institutions”, Pearson, 8/e.
2. Rakesh Sahani, “Financial Markets in India”, Anamika Publishers and Distributors,2008.
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Money and Capital Markets; Overview of the Financial System;
Fundamentals of Financial markets-Interest rates and their role in
Valuation; Interest rate change; Risk and Term Structure; Efficiency of
Financial Markets.
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Financial Institutions: Banks and Monetary Policy; Banking and the
Management of Financial Institutions ; Financial Regulation ; Banking
Industry: Structure and Competition ; The Mutual Fund Industry
;Insurance Companies and Pension Funds ; Investment Banks, Security
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Brokers and Dealers, and Venture Capital Firms
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Financial Markets: The Money Markets ; The Bond Market ; The Stock
Market ; The Mortgage Markets ; The Foreign Exchange Market ; The
International Financial System 7 15
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Risk Management in Financial Institutions; Hedging with Financial
Derivatives.
Nature and Role of Financial Markets in India; Behavioural Finance and
the Role of the Psychology; Primary Market for Industrial Securities in
India
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Role of Investment and Merchant Banking as Intermediaries in the field
of Financial Markets; Stock Market Volatility and Securities Trading In
India 5 20
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Indian Stock Market Indices; Futures, Options and other financial
derivatives; Collective Investment Vehicles; Money Market in India;
Market for Government Securities and Foreign Investment in India.
Liquidity, Turnover and Impact Costs on Indian Exchanges; Listing and
Delisting of Securities; Major Financial Services Operating in the Indian
Financial Markets.
Brief Introduction into Corporate Governance; Non-Performing Assets
(NPA) in Banking Sector; Insider Trading; Buy Back of Shares by the
Company; Benchmark Prime Lending Rate.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6618 QUANTITATIVE TRADING
STRATEGIES 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. To introduce the students to financial trading strategies which will focus on stock and equity markets as well as the use of statistical arbitrage methods
2. To develop, automate and evaluate models that reflect market and behavioral patterns.
Syllabus
Foundations of Securities Trading and Market Microstructure; Information- and Inventory-Based
Microstructure Models ; Trading Costs and Optimal Trading Strategies; High Frequency Trading
Strategies
Expected Outcome
1. The students completing this course will develop the knowledge to apply theory for practical application to realistic trading and strategy problems.
References
1. Lars N. Kestner,“Quantitative Trading Strategies: Harnessing the Power of
Quantitative Techniques to Create a Winning Trading Program”, McGraw Hill Professional publication.
2. Morton Glant, “Optimal Trading Strategies: Quantitative Approaches for Managing Market Impact and Trading Risk”.
3. Joel Hasbrouck, “Empirical Market Microstructure – The Institutions, Economics, and Econometrics of Securities Trading”, Oxford University Press 2007
4. Maureen O’Hara, “Market Microstructure Theory”, Blackwell Publishing 1995 5. Irene Aldridge, “High Frequency Trading – A Practical Guide to Algorithmic
Strategies and Trading Systems”, Wiley, 2010.
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II Information- and Inventory-Based Microstructure Models Information-Based Model;Sequential Trade Model;Strategic Trade Models
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Generalized Roll Model; Multivariate Linear Microstructure Models- Modeling Vector Time Series, Structural Model of Prices and Trades, Forecasts and Impulse Response Functions, Random Walk Decomposition in Multivariate Models , Other Structural Models
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Multiple Securities and Multiple Prices; Inventory Models- Order Arrival and Market Making , Market Maker’s Ruin Problem , Risk Aversion and Dealer’s Problem , Empirical Analysis of Dealer , Inventories, Dynamics of Prices, Trades, and Inventories; Market Depth
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Trading Costs and Optimal Trading Strategies Transaction Costs- Component Transaction Costs , Implementation Shortfall , Market Impact, Timing Risk and Opportunity Costs, Optimal Trading Strategies ; Trading Benchmarks- Benchmark Prices, BAM and VWAP , VWAP Trading Strategies , Models of Order Slicing and Timing
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High Frequency Trading Strategies Evolution of High Frequency Trading-Comparison with Traditional Approaches to Trading , Evaluating Performance of High Frequency Strategies , Market Efficiency and Trading Opportunities at Different Frequencies;High Frequency Data;High Frequency Strategies-Trading on Microstructure: Inventory Based and Information Based , Event Arbitrage Strategies , Statistical Arbitrage Strategies , Managing Portfolios of High Frequency Strategies
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6422 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE
PLANNING 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. The student should be able to acquire knowledge in ERP architecture and different packages. 2. Should have exposure to latest trends in ERP. 3. Ability to identify important issues pertaining to implementation of ERP software in an
industrial scenario
Syllabus
Introduction to ERP and Enterprise Applications; Risks and Benefits of ERP; ERP and Related
Technologies; ERP Manufacturing Perspective; Business Process Reengineering (BPR); ERP
Implementation—Life Cycle, Methodologies, Issues; Business Modules in an ERP Package; ERP
Market, ERP and eBusiness,ERP II, Future Directions and Trends in ERP, ERP Resources on the
Web, ERP Case studies.
Expected Outcome
After Completion of course, students should be able to
1. Understand the architecture of ERP systems. 2. Understand the working of different modules in ERP. 3. Understand the correct choice of an ERP package for the selected industry.
References
1. Alexis Leon, “ERP Demystified”, McGraw-Hill Education India Pvt. Ltd.,3/e. 2. Rajesh Ray, “Enterprise Resource Planning”, TMH,2011. 3. Mary Sumner, “Enterprise Resource Planning”, Pearson Education, 2010. 4. Bradford M., “Modern ERP Systems: Select Implement and Use Today’s Advanced
Business Systems”,H&M Books,2010.
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Business Process Reengineering; Business Process Modeling and Business Modeling 3
15 ERP software packages and selection of ERP package-various approaches to ERP selection;Procurement process for ERP package, Features of various modules of ERP.
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ERP Implementation—Life Cycle, Methodologies, Issues, Hidden costs, Vendors, Consultants and Users; ERP Project Management;ERP Security; ERP Training; Change Management; Application Support. 6 15
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ERP Functional Modules: Human Capital Management; Financial Management; Procurement and Inventory Management; Supplier Relationship Management; Production Planning and Execution; Supply Chain Planning; Sales and Service; Warehouse and Transport Management; Customer Relationship Management; Quality Management; Maintenance Management and Enterprise Asset Management; Product Lifecycle Management
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ERP Market: SAP AG, Baan company, People soft, Oracle corporation, Microsoft Dynamics, JD Edwards world solution company, QUAD system software associates, Epicor ERP, Lawson ERP etc. Open source ERP packages.
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ERP and eBusiness, ERP II, Future Directions and Trends in ERP, ERP Resources on the Web
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01ME6624 BIG DATA ANALYTICS 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. To bring together several key technologies used in manipulating, storing, and analyzing big data.
2. To make the student understand details of Hadoop.
3. To introduce tools that provides SQL-like access to unstructured data.
Syllabus
Big Data: Importance, Applications, Data Analysis, Mining Data Streams, Frequent Item Sets and
Clustering, Big Data Frameworks, Visualization.
Expected Outcome
Students who complete this course will be able to
1. Categorize and Summarize Big Data and its importance. 2. Manage Big Data and analyze Big Data.
3. Apply tools and techniques to analyze Big Data.
References
1. Michael Berthold, David J. Hand, “Intelligent Data Analysis”, Springer, 2007. 2. AnandRajaraman and Jeffrey David Ullman, “Mining of Massive Datasets”,
Cambridge University Press, 2012. 3. Bill Franks, “Taming the Big Data Tidal Wave: Finding Opportunities in Huge Data
Streams with Advanced Analytics”, John Wiley & sons, 2012. 4. Glenn J. Myatt, “Making Sense of Data”, John Wiley & Sons, 2007 5. Pete Warden, “Big Data Glossary”, O’Reilly, 2011. 6. Jiawei Han, MichelineKamber “Data Mining Concepts and Techniques”, Second
Edition, Elsevier, Reprinted 2008.
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Introduction to BigData Platform – Traits of Big data -Challenges of Conventional Systems - Web Data – Evolution Of Analytic Scalability - Analytic Processes and Tools - Analysis vs Reporting - Modern Data Analytic Tools - Statistical Concepts: Sampling Distributions – Re-
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Sampling - Statistical Inference - Prediction Error.
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Regression Modeling - Multivariate Analysis - Bayesian Modeling - Inference and Bayesian Networks - Support Vector and Kernel Methods - Analysis of Time Series: Linear Systems Analysis - Nonlinear Dynamics - Rule Induction - Neural Networks: Learning And Generalization - Competitive Learning - Principal Component Analysis and Neural Networks - Fuzzy Logic: Extracting Fuzzy Models from Data - Fuzzy Decision Trees - Stochastic Search Methods.
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Introduction To Streams Concepts – Stream Data Model and Architecture - Stream Computing - Sampling Data in a Stream – Filtering Streams – Counting Distinct Elements in a Stream – Estimating Moments – Counting Oneness in a Window – Decaying Window - Real time Analytics Platform(RTAP) Applications - Case Studies - Real Time Sentiment Analysis, Stock Market Predictions.
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Mining Frequent Itemsets - Market Based Model – Apriori Algorithm – Handling Large Data Sets in Main Memory – Limited Pass Algorithm – Counting Frequent Itemsets in a Stream – Clustering Techniques – Hierarchical – K-Means – Clustering High Dimensional Data – CLIQUE And PROCLUS – Frequent Pattern based Clustering Methods – Clustering in Non-Euclidean Space – Clustering for Streams and Parallelism.
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MapReduce – Hadoop, Pig, Hive, MapR – Sharding – NoSQL Databases - S3 - Hadoop Distributed File Systems –Oracle Big Data- Visualizations - Visual Data Analysis Techniques - Interaction Techniques
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Systems and Analytics Applications - Analytics using Statistical packages-Approaches to modeling in Analytics – correlation, regression, decision trees, classification, association Intelligence from unstructured information-Text analytics-Understanding of emerging trends and technologies-Industry challenges and application of Analytics.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6692 MINI PROJECT 0-0-4 2 2015
Course Objectives To make students
Design and develop a system or application in the area of their specialization.
Approach
The student shall present two seminars and submit a report.The first seminar shall highlight the topic, objectives, methodology, design and expected results. The second seminar is the presentation of the work / hardwareimplementation.
Expected Outcome
Upon successful completion of the miniproject, the student should be able to 1. Identify and solve various problems associated with designing and implementing a system or
application. 2. Test the designed system or application.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME6694 OPTIMIZATION AND
SIMULATION LABORATORY 0-0-2 1 2015
Course Objectives
1. Should acquire knowledge on simulation model building and simulation through software packages.
2. Should have working knowledge of optimization software packages.
Syllabus
Simulation Modeling and Optimization with emphasis on Financial Applications.
Expected Outcome
1. Understand simulation model building and simulation through software packages
2. Use optimization software packages to solve optimization problems in Finance.
List of Experiments
1. Exercises on solving optimization problems using IBM ILOG CPLEX /AIMMS/GAMS/Lindo/Lingo etc (free and open source, trial or free academic version of the software package may be used). Exercises shall be on:
Linear and Nonlinear Programming Problems
Integer Programming Problems
Quadratic Programming Problems
Robust Optimization etc. 2. Simulation model building and conducting simulation experiments using Simio
/Arena / AnyLogic / Vensim /NetLogo etc. (free and open source/ trial / free academic version of the software package may be used)
Exercises shall be on:
Discrete Event Modeling
System Dynamics
Agent Based Modeling
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01ME7611 ASSET PRICING 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. To endow students with the foundations of financial economics and to expose them to the classic and modern models of asset pricing.
2. To develop technical skills and become comfortable in modeling an economic problem of their choice.
Syllabus
Introduction to Continuous-Time Stochastic Models: Diffusions & Diffusion Models; Equity
Premium and Risk, Time Varying Risk Premium, the Cross Section of Stock Returns, Asset Pricing
Theory; Classic issues in Finance; Equilibrium, Contingent Claims, Risk-Neutral Probabilities: Risk
Free Rate and Macroeconomics, Consumption and Risk Premiums; Contingent Claims, State Prices,
Risk-Neutral Probabilities; Mean-Variance Frontier; Implications of the Existence and Equivalence
Theorems; Factor Pricing Models, Value Premium, the Fama-French model; Term Structure
Models; Portfolio Theory.
Expected Outcome
1. The students completing this course will have a “Big Picture” conceptually and with applicable tools in Asset Pricing.
References
1. John H. Cochrane,“Asset Pricing”, (Revised), Princeton University Press, 2003; http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john.cochrane/teaching/35904_Asset_Pricing/
2. Rajnish Mehra, “Handbook of the Equity Risk Premium”, Elsevier,2008.
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Equity Premium and Risk, Time Varying Risk Premium, the Cross
Section of Stock Returns, Asset Pricing Theory. 3
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Classic issues in Finance; Equilibrium, Contingent Claims, Risk-Neutral
Probabilities: Risk Free Rate and Macroeconomics, Consumption and
Risk Premiums, Risk Premiums & Betas, Mean Variance Frontier and
Roll Theorem, Random Walks & Time-Varying Risk Premiums, General
Equilibrium and Causality
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Contingent Claims, State Prices, Risk-Neutral Probabilities: States &
Complete Markets, Discount Factor in Complete Markets, Risk-Neutral
Probabilities in Complete Markets, Investors in Complete Markets, Risk-
Sharing in Complete Markets, State-Space Geometry. Incomplete
Markets: Discount Factor in Incomplete Markets. Positive M &
Arbitrage.
Mean-Variance Frontier: Classic Approach, State-Space [Hansen-
Richard] Approach, Comparing Frontiers, Roll Theorem.
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Implications of the Existence and Equivalence Theorems: History and
Representation, Fishing, Mimicking Portfolio Theorem & Fishing.
Conditioning Information: Conditioning Down, Instruments &
Managed Portfolios, Conditional & Unconditional Models
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Factor Pricing Models, Value Premium, the Fama-French model:
Introduction/Overview, CAPM / Simple 2-Period Quadratic, CAPM:
Derivation with Log Utility or IID Consumption Growth, ICAPM /
State Variables, Multifactor Models - Outside Income, Multifactor
Models - Portfolio Intuition, Multifactor Models – U’ Intuition, Macro,
Mimicking Portfolios, Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT), APT vs
Equilibrium Models.
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The Fama-French Model, The Fama/French 3-Factor Model, The
Fama/French Model, Using the 3-Factor Model, Momentum & Reversal.
Option Pricing: Payoffs, Arbitrage Bounds, Black-Scholes, Other
Method, Spanning, State Prices, and Current Models, Date, Smile,
Models.
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Term Structure Models: Introduction, Definitions, Expectation
Hypothesis, Risk Premium Introduction, Facts - Fama/Bliss, Statistical
Factor Models, Term Structure Model with Expectations Hypothesis,
Discrete-Time Vasicek, Other Approaches, Continuous-Time Term
Structure. Portfolio Theory: Classic Approach, Mean-Variance, Merton,
Merton Examples.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME7613 FINANCIAL BUSINESS
INTELLIGENCE 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives The course aims at
1. Exposing the field of business intelligence systems.
2. Providing a practical understanding of the business intelligence life cycle and the
techniques used in it.
3. Helping the students to decide on appropriate technique.
Syllabus
Evolution, History and Power of Financial Business Intelligence; Business intelligence
architecturesBusiness focussed data analysisUser Types Visualization; Efficiency measures; BI
software packages; Financial Data Modelling.;Marketing models; Logistic and Production models;
Case studies.
Expected Outcome
Students who complete this course will be able to
1. Explain the fundamentals of business intelligence. 2. Link data mining with business intelligence. 3. Explain the data analysis and knowledge delivery stages.
4. Apply Business intelligence methods to decision making in finance.
References
1. Larissa T. Moss, S. Atre , “Business Intelligence Roadmap: The Complete Project Lifecycle for Decision Making”, 1st Edition, Addison Wesley, 2003.
2. Carlo Vercellis, “Business Intelligence: Data Mining and Optimization for Decision Making”, 1st Edition, Wiley Publications, 2009.
3. David Loshin Morgan, Kaufman, “Business Intelligence: The Savvy Manager's Guide”, 2nd Edition, 2012.
4. Cindi Howson, “Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI a Killer App”, 1st Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007.
5. Nils H. Rasmussen, Paul S. Goldy, Per O. Solli, Financial Business Intelligence: Trends, Technology, Software Selection, and Implementation”, John Wiley and Sons.
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tools. Financial and Non-financially focussed tools, Data storage
methodology, Data warehousing, Front end analytic tools. 5 15
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Effective and timely decisions - Data, information and knowledge - Role
of mathematical models - Business intelligence architectures: Cycle of a
business intelligence analysis - Enabling factors in business intelligence
projects - Development of a business intelligence system - Ethics and
business intelligence.
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Bottom up source data analysis – Data cleansing – Deliverables of data
analysis – Importance of data analysis 4
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The Business Intelligence User Types - Standard Reports - Interactive
Analysis and Ad Hoc Querying - Parameterized Reports and Self-
Service Reporting- Dimensional analysis - Alerts/Notifications 5
20 Visualization: Charts, Graphs, Widgets, Scorecards and Dashboards, Geographic Visualization- Integrated Analytics- Considerations: Optimizing the Presentation for the Right Message.
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IV Efficiency measures – The CCR model: Definition of target objectives –
Peer groups – Identification of good operating practices: cross efficiency
analysis – Virtual inputs and outputs – Other models. 5 15
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Overview of Business Intelligence Software, Major software companies
in BI, Software Evaluation. Implementation of BI system: project
planning, Multidimensional model definition and maintenance,
financial data modelling.
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Marketing models – Logistic and Production models – Case studies.
Future of business intelligence-Emerging Technologies, Predicting the
Future, BI Search & Text Analytics-Advanced Visualization- Rich
Report, Future beyond Technology.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME7415 HEURISTIC SOLUTION
METHODS 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
The main objectives of this course are:-
1. To introduce the students to various metaheuristic solution algorithms. 2. To demonstrate the applications of these algorithms for solving large real life
problems
Syllabus
Introduction to Non-traditional optimization; Computational Complexity; Classification of
heuristic solution techniques; Metaheuristics; Introduction to evolutionary computation; Genetic
Algorithms: Concepts, Algorithm, Binary GA, Continuous GA, Hybrid GA, Parallel GA. Scatter
Search-Components, Algorithm, Applications. Multi objective evolutionary optimization; Greedy
Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure, Ant Colony Algorithms: Overview, Basic algorithm,
Variants; Particle Swarm Optimization; Lagrangean Relaxation; Local Search Algorithms; Tabu
Search; Simulated Annealing, Components, Variants of Simulated Annealing; Artificial Neural
Networks- Biological and Artificial Neural Networks, Basic Concepts, Generic Algorithm,
Constraint Programming- Problem Formulation in Constraint Programming, Basic Search and
Constraint Propagation, Constraint Programming vs Mathematical Programming; Applications of
the above mentioned heuristic methods to solve different types of optimization problems.
Expected Outcome
After Completion of course,
1. The students will have the knowledge of various metaheuristic solution algorithms and their applications.
2. The students will have the skill to model real life problems and will be able to apply proper heuristic techniques to solve them.
References
1. GüntherZäpfel , Roland Braune, Michael Bögl, “Metaheuristic Search Concepts-A Tutorial with Applications to Production and Logistics”, Springer.
2. Michalewicz Z, “Genetic Algorithms + Data Structures = Evolution Programms”, Springer-Verlag,Berlin.
3. J.Dreo,A.Petrowski, EricTaillard , “Metaheuristics for Hard Optimization:Methods and case studies”, Springer.
4. Colin R. Reeves, “Modern Heuristic Techniques for Combinatorial Problems”, John Wiley and Sons.
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Genetic Algorithm - Genetic Algorithms: Basic concepts, Encoding, Selection, Crossover, Mutation-Binary GA, Continuous GA, Hybrid GA, Parallel GA-Application of GA in solving Constrained and Combinatorial Optimization problems, Reliability problem, Sequencing problem, Scheduling problem, Transportation problem etc.
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Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure 1
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Ant Colony Algorithms: Overview, Basic algorithm, Variants, Formalization and properties of ant colony optimization, Applications in Scheduling, VRP etc
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Particle Swarm Optimization – Basic Concepts: Social Concepts, Swarm Intelligence Principles, Computational Characteristics; PSO in Real Number Space: Velocity Updating, Topology of the Particle Swarm, Parameter Selection; Discrete PSO; PSO Variants; PSO Applications in TSP, Knapsack Problems, Quadratic Assignment Problem etc.
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Lagrangean Relaxation: Basic Methodology, Lagrangean heuristic and problem reduction, Lagrangean multipliers, Dual Ascent algorithm, Tree search. Applications of Lagrangean Relaxation in solving facility location problems, Logistics, Inventory Problems etc.
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Local Search Algorithms, Tabu Search –Tabu Search Principles, Neighborhood, Candidate list, Short term and Long term memory, Threshold Accepting, Application of TS in Planning and Scheduling, Telecommunications, Portfolio management, Facility layout, Transportation, Routing and Network Design.
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Simulated Annealing -Main Components of Simulated Annealing, Homogenous vs. Inhomogenous Simulated Annealing, Annealing Schedules, Applications in sequencing and scheduling, Travelling salesman problem etc. Variants of Simulated Annealing.
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Artificial Neural Networks- Biological and Artificial Neural Networks, Basic Concepts, Generic Algorithm, Application Areas, Application of ANN to solve TSP, Knapsack Problems etc.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME7617 PREDICTIVE MODELING 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. To understand the terms and terminologies of predictive modeling.
2. To study the various predictive models, their merits, demerits and application.
3. To get exposure to various analytical tools available for predictive modeling.
Syllabus
Data Mining, Partitioning, Cleaning, Splitting; Artificial Neural Networks; Multivariate Analysis;
Association Rules; Clustering Models; Time Series Models; Predictive Modeling Markup Language;
Tools and Technologies in Predictive Modeling; Modeling Business Problems and solution
programs using R language.
Expected Outcome
Students who complete this course will be able to
1. Design and analyze appropriate predictive models.
2. Define the predictive models using PMML.
3. Apply statistical tools for analysis.
References
1. Kattamuri S. Sarma, “Predictive Modeling with SAS Enterprise Miner: Practical Solutions for Business Applications”, 2nd Edition, SAS Publishing, 2007.
2. Alex Guazzelli, Wen-Ching Lin, Tridivesh Jena, James Taylor, “PMML in Action Unleashing the Power of Open Standards for Data Mining and Predictive Analytics”, 2nd Edition, Create Space Independent Publishing Platform,2012.
3. Ian H. Witten, Eibe Frank, “Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques”, Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems, Morgan Kaufmann, 3rd Edition, 2011.
4. Eric Siegel, “Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die”, 1st Edition, Wiley, 2013.
5. Conrad Carlberg, “Predictive Analytics: Microsoft Excel”, 1st Edition, Que Publishing, 2012.
6. Jeremy Howard, Margit Zwemer, Mike Loukides, “Designing Great Data Products- Inside the Drivetrain Approach, a Four-Step Process for Building Data Products – Ebook”, 1st Edition, O'Reilly Media, March 2012.
7. Thomas W Miller, “Modeling Techniques in Predictive Analytics: Business Problems and Solutions with R”, Pearson Education, Inc., 2014.
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Core ideas in data mining - Supervised and unsupervised learning -
Classification vs Prediction -Steps in data mining- SEMMA Approach –
Sampling -Pre-processing - Data cleaning - Data Partitioning - Building
a model - Statistical models - Statistical models for predictive analytics.
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Data splitting – Balancing- Overfitting –Oversampling –Multiple
Regression - Artificial neural networks (MLP) - Variable importance-
Profit/loss/prior probabilities - Model specification - Model selection -
Multivariate Analysis.
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Association Rules-Clustering Models –Decision Trees- Ruleset Models-
K-Nearest Neighbors – Naive Bayes - Neural Network Model –
Regression Models – Regression Trees – Classification & Regression
Trees (CART) – Logistic Regression – Mulitple Linear Regression
Scorecards –Support Vector Machines – Time Series Models -
Comparison between models - Lift chart - Assessment of a single model.
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Introduction to Predictive Modeling Markup Language (PMML) –
PMML Converter - PMML Structure – Data Manipulation in PMML –
PMML Modeling Techniques - Multiple Model Support – Model
Verification.
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Tools and Technologies in Predictive Modeling: Weka – RapidMiner –
IBM SPSS Statistics- IBM SPSS Modeler – SAS Enterprise Miner –
Apache Mahout – R Programming Language. 6 15
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Modeling Business Problems and solution programs using R language:
Advertising and Promotion, Preference and Choice, Market Basket
Analysis, Economic Data Analysis, Operations Management, Text
Analytics, Sentiment Analysis, Brand and Price, Sports Analytics.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME7419 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives The main objectives of this course are:-
1. To develop an understanding of the basic concepts, tools and techniques of economics 2. Application of these techniques to various areas of decision making. 3. To help the students to appraise business around him and to develop skills and to relate
corporate decision on the future prospects of business.
Syllabus
Introduction, economic profit, firms, demand theory and forecasting, production theory and
analysis, cost theory and analysis, market structure and equilibrium, CVP analysis pricing
decisions and introduction to taxes and duties.
Expected Outcome
1. The students will acquire the knowledge of economic theory to ascertain the demand to help decision making on managerial perspective.
2. The students will become able to analyze a business situation based on the knowledge on pricing, costing and production functions of firms.
3. The students will become conversant on tax and tax laws to enable the nation's and the firm's growth.
References 1. H. Craig Petersen and W. Cris Lewis, “Managerial Economics”, Pearson Education 2. D. N. Dwivedi, “Microeconomics: Theory and Applications”, Pearson Education 3. H. Scott Bierman and Luis Fernandez, “Game Theory with Economic Applications”,
Pearson Education. 4. Karl.E.Case and R.C.Fair, “Principles of Economics”, Pearson Education 5. A. Ramachandra Aryasry and V.V. Ramana Murthy,“Engineering Economics and
Financial Accounting”:, Tata Mc graw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 2004.
6. V. L. Mote, Samuel and G. S. Gupta, “Managerial Economics – Concepts and cases”, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Coimpany Ltd, New Delhi, 1981.
7. A.Nag, “Macro Economics for Management Students”, MacMillan India Ltd., New Delhi, 1999.
8. Jawaharlal, “Cost Accounting”, Tata McGraw Hill. 9. Norman N Barish, “Economic Analysis for Engineering and Managerial Decision
Making”, McGraw Hill Book Company, 1983.
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I Introduction to Managerial Economics, The Nature of the Firm, Economic Profit, Profit in a marketsystem, Economics and Decision making, Total, Average and Marginal concepts, Economic models.
6 15
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Demand Theory and Analysis:- Individual demand, Market demand, Total and Marginal Revenue, PriceElasticity, Income Elasticity and Cross Elasticity, Use of Regression analysis for Demand estimation.
3 15
Economic Forecasting: - Sources of data, Time Series Analysis – Trend projection, ExponentialSmoothing; Barometric Forecasting, Input / Output analysis.
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Production Theory and Analysis:- The Production Function, Isoquants – Expansion path, Cobb Douglas function – Cost concepts – Cost output relationship – Economies and diseconomies of scale – Cost functions- Determination of cost- Estimation of cost. Economies of Scale and Scope, Estimating the Production Function.
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Cost Theory and Analysis:- Economic concept of cost, Production and Cost, Short-Run and Long-RunCost functions, Profit Contribution Analysis, Operating Leverage, Estimating Cost Functions.
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Market Structure – Various forms – Equilibrium of a firm – Perfect competition – Monopolistic competition – Oligopolistic competition – Pricing of products under different market structures – Methods of pricing – Factors affecting pricing decision – Differential pricing – Government Intervention and pricing.
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Monopolypower and its measurement - regulation in practice - pricing under Oligopoly – NashEquilibrium - Cournot Model - Collusion and Cartel
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Pricing Decisions:- Pricing of Goods and Services, Pricing of Multiple Products, Price Discrimination,Product bundling, Peak-Load pricing, Markup Pricing, Input pricing and Employment, Economic Rent,Wage and Income Differentials
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The concept of profit: Profit planning, control and measurement of profits. Profit maximization – Cost volume profit analysis – Investment Analysis. Introduction to Excise duty,Taxes on Profit, Taxes on Inputs, Property taxes and Tax preferences.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME7621 FINANCIAL MODELING 3-0-0 3 2015
Course Objectives
1. To enable the student to model, design and implement a wide range of financial models for derivatives pricing and asset allocation
Syllabus
Financial Markets; Diffusion Models; Models with Jumps; Multi-Dimensional Models; Option
Pricing by Transform Techniques and Direct Integration; Pricing Non-Standard Vanilla Options;
Bermudan and American Options; The Cosine Method and Barrier Options; Monte Carlo
Simulation and Applications; Calibration and Optimization; Model Risk.
Expected Outcome
1. The students will be able to describe and review market models
2. The students will be able to use numerical methods for pricing and risk management
References
1. Joerg Kienitz, Daniel Wetterau, “Financial Modelling: Theory, Implementation and Practice with MATLAB Source”, John Wiley & Sons
2. Alastair Day ; “Mastering Financial Modelling”, Penguin Books Ltd, 2/e, 2008 3. Swan Jonathan, “Practical Financial Modelling: A Guide to Current Practice”,
Elsevier, 2/e, 2008.
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Financial Markets- Financial Time-Series, Statistical Properties of Market Data and Invariants, Implied Volatility Surfaces and Volatility Dynamics, Applications- Asset Allocation, Pricing, Hedging and Risk Management.
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Diffusion Models: Local Volatility Models- The Bachelier and the Black–Scholes Model, The Hull–White Model, The Constant Elasticity of Variance Model, The Displaced Diffusion Model, CEV and DD Models; Stochastic Volatility Models; Stochastic Volatility and Stochastic Rates
5 15
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Models with Jumps: Poisson Processes and Jump Diffusions; Exponential L´evy Models; Exponential L´evy Models with Stochastic Volatility, Stochastic Clocks, Martingale Correction.
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Multi-Dimensional Models: Multi-Dimensional Diffusions; Multi-Dimensional Heston and SABR Models; Parameter Averaging; Markovian Projection; Copulae. 5 15
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Option Pricing by Transform Techniques and Direct Integration: Fourier Transform; he Carr–Madan Method; The Lewis Method; The Attari Method; The Cosine Method; Comparison, Stability and Performance; Extending the Methods to Forward Start Options; Density Recovery.
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Pricing Non-Standard Vanilla Options; Bermudan and American Options; The Cosine Method and Barrier Options. 4
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Monte Carlo Simulation and Applications: Sampling Diffusion Processes; Special Purpose Scheme; Adding Jumps; Bridge Sampling; Libor Market Model; Multi-Dimensional L´evy Models.
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Calibration and Optimization: The Nelder–Mead Method; he Levenberg–Marquardt Method; The L-BFGS Method; The SQP Method; Differential Evolution; Simulated Annealing.
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Model Risk – Calibration, Pricing and Hedging: Calibration; Pricing Exotic Options; Hedging 4
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME7691 SEMINAR II 0-0-2 2 2015
Course Objectives To make students
1. Identify the current topics in the specific stream. 2. Collect the recent publications related to the identified topics. 3. Do a detailed study of a selected topic based on current journals, published papers
and books. 4. Present a seminar on the selected topic on which a detailed study has been done. 5. Improve the writing and presentation skills.
Approach
Students shall make a presentation for 20-25 minutes based on the detailed study of the topic and submit a report based on the study.
Expected Outcome
Upon successful completion of the seminar, the student should be able to 1. Get good exposure in the current topics in the specific stream. 2. Improve the writing and presentation skills. 3. . Explore domains of interest so as to pursue the course project.
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Course No. Course Name L-T-P Credits Year of Introduction
01ME7693 PROJECT (PHASE 1) 0-0-12 6 2015
Course Objectives To make students
1. Do an original and independent study on the area of specialization. 2. Explore in depth a subject of his/her own choice. 3. Start the preliminary background studies towards the project by conducting
literature survey in the relevant field. 4. Broadly identify the area of the project work, familiarize with the tools required for
the design and analysis of the project. 5. Plan the experimental platform, if any, required for project work.
Approach
The student has to present two seminars and submit an interim Project report. The first seminar would highlight the topic, objectives, methodology and expected results. The first seminar shall be conducted in the first half of this semester. The second seminar is the presentation of the interim project report of the work completed and scope of the work which has to be accomplished in the fourth semester.
Expected Outcome
Upon successful completion of the project phase 1, the student should be able to 1. Identify the topic, objectives and methodology to carry out the project. 2. Finalize the project plan for their course project.
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01ME7694 PROJECT (PHASE 2) 0-0-23 12 2015
Course Objectives
To continue and complete the project work identified in project phase 1.
Approach
There shall be two seminars (a mid term evaluation on the progress of the work and pre submission seminar to assess the quality and quantum of the work). At least one technical paper has to be prepared for possible publication in journals / conferences based on their project work.
Expected Outcome
Upon successful completion of the project phase II, the student should be able to 1. Get a good exposure to a domain of interest. 2. Get a good domain and experience to pursue future research activities.