Spring 2024 Statistics GU4261 section 001

STATISTICAL METHODS IN FINANCE

STATISTICAL METHODS IN FI

Call Number 13638
Day & Time
Location
S 10:10am-12:40pm
501 Schermerhorn Hall [SCH]
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Zhiliang Ying
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent. A fast-paced introduction to statistical methods used in quantitative finance. Financial applications and statistical methodologies are intertwined in all lectures. Topics include regression analysis and applications to the Capital Asset Pricing Model and multifactor pricing models, principal components and multivariate analysis, smoothing techniques and estimation of yield curves statistical methods for financial time series, value at risk, term structure models and fixed income research, and estimation and modeling of volatilities. Hands-on experience with financial data.
Web Site Vergil
Department Statistics
Enrollment 23 students (25 max) as of 10:04AM Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Subject Statistics
Number GU4261
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS, General Studies, Professional Studies
Section key 20241STAT4261W001