9781259011481-1259011488-Financial Mathematics for Actuaries: Updated Edition

Financial Mathematics for Actuaries: Updated Edition

ISBN-13: 9781259011481
ISBN-10: 1259011488
Edition: First Edition
Author: Wai-Sum Chan, Yiu-Kuen Tse
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (Asia)
Format: Paperback 348 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781259011481
ISBN-10: 1259011488
Edition: First Edition
Author: Wai-Sum Chan, Yiu-Kuen Tse
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (Asia)
Format: Paperback 348 pages

Summary

Financial Mathematics for Actuaries: Updated Edition (ISBN-13: 9781259011481 and ISBN-10: 1259011488), written by authors Wai-Sum Chan, Yiu-Kuen Tse, was published by McGraw-Hill Education (Asia) in 2013. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Financial Mathematics for Actuaries: Updated Edition (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.51.

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Financial Mathematics for Actuaries: Updated Edition is an introductory textbook on the mathematics of interest rates. It is written at a level of rigor required of students who major in actuarial science and prepares them for further analysis of financial instruments. This book emphasizes an intuitive treatment of the mathematics of finance and insurance, with a particular focus on applications. Students will find many illustrative examples that apply mathematical techniques to financial products and personal financial management.

For this latest updated edition, a whole section in the chapter on bond management has been revised, extended and placed under a new heading called Immunization Strategies.


Contents
About the Authors v
Preface to the Updated Edition vii
Preface to the 1st Edition ix
List of Mathematical Symbols xi

Chapter 1 Interest Accumulation and Time Value of Money 1
Chapter 2 Annuities 39
Chapter 3 Spot Rates, Forward Rates and the Term Structure 73
Chapter 4 Rates of Return 99
Chapter 5 Loans and Costs of Borrowing 141
Chapter 6 Bonds and Bond Pricing 181
Chapter 7 Bond Yields and the Term Structure 207
Chapter 8 Bond Management 239
Chapter 9 Stochastic Interest Rates 285
Appendix A Review of Mathematics and Statistics 307

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