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050 _aHF 5691
_b.C360 2018
100 _aChan, Wai-Sum,
_9118237
245 0 _aFinancial mathematics for actuaries /
_cWai-Sum Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Yiu-Kuen Tse, Singapore Management University, Singapore.
264 _aNew Jersey :
_bWorld Scientific,
_c[2018].
300 _axviii, 353 pages
_c25 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aFinancial Mathematics for Actuaries is a textbook for students in actuarial science, quantitative finance, financial engineering and quantitative risk management and is designed for a one-semester undergraduate course. Covering the theories of interest rates, with applications to the evaluation of cash flows, the pricing of fixed income securities and the management of bonds, this textbook also contains numerous examples and exercises and extensive coverage of various Excel functions for financial calculation. Discussions are linked to real financial market data, such as historical term structure, and traded financial securities. The topics discussed in this book are essential for actuarial science students. They are also useful for students in financial markets, investments and quantitative finance. Students preparing for examinations in financial mathematics with various professional actuarial bodies will also find this book useful for self-study. In this second edition, the recent additions in the learning objectives of the Society of Actuaries Exam FM have been covered. --Amazon.co.uk
650 _aActuarial science.
_9123358
650 _aBusiness mathematics.
650 _aFinance
_921987
650 _aInsurance
_923833
700 _aTse, Yiu Kuen,
_9127272
942 _cCIR
999 _c90920
_d90920