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1. Introduction, Financial Terms and Concepts



MIT 18.S096 Topics in Mathematics with Applications in Finance, Fall 2013
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Instructor: Peter Kempthorne, Choongbum Lee, Vasily Strela, Jake Xia

In the first lecture of this course, the instructors introduce key terms and concepts related to financial products, markets, and quantitative analysis.

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@Gaurav-pq2ug

00:00 Learn how math is applied in modern finance
06:54 Mathematical finance is a new field that has rapidly transformed in the last 30 years.
13:52 Understanding the different types of financial products and players in the market.
21:03 Understanding the key players and types of trading in financial markets.
27:38 Understanding the three types of trading: hedging, market making, and proprietary trading.
34:07 Understanding risk management in trading
40:22 Mathematics plays a crucial role in finance
46:48 Trading is about risk management and discipline.
53:09 Mathematics is powerful and useful in finance.

@SusanColon-up4nn

With choice B, there are no gains, just loses

@SusanColon-up4nn

With choice A, you lose or gain the same amounts. It's a win, win.

@UnknwnEntity

West has good knowledge but they can’t manage debt like every 100 day usa pays 1 Trillion dollars as interest.
Also it may part of a big game which common people can’t understand.

@muhammedjaseel2866

27:00 hedging is offsetting your risk when the asset is at a good price

@ganngongphap

nhà có cái cửa quay ra đằng ngỏ có con chó cắn ra đằng mồm đúng nhận sai cãi🤬.