Mathematical Methods for Financial Markets (Springer Finance) - Softcover

Jeanblanc, Monique; Yor, Marc; Chesney, Marc

Softcover

ISBN 10: 144712524X ISBN 13: 9781447125242

Publisher: Springer, 2012

Synopsis

Unlike other texts available in the field, this book is written to be accessible to both mathematicians and practitioners

Rather than provide full proofs throughout, the authors give the essence of the argument and then refer readers to the literature whenever the discussion might become too technical.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Mathematical finance has grown into a huge area of research which requires a lot of care and a large number of sophisticated mathematical tools. The subject draws upon quite difficult results from the theory of stochastic processes, stochastic calculus and differential equations, among others, which can be daunting for the beginning researcher.

This book simultaneously introduces the financial methodology and the relevant mathematical tools in a style that is mathematically rigorous and yet accessible to practitioners and mathematicians alike. It interlaces financial concepts such as arbitrage opportunities, admissible strategies, contingent claims, option pricing and default risk with the mathematical theory of Brownian motion, diffusion processes, and Lévy processes. The authors proceed by successive generalisations with increasing complexity assuming some basic knowledge of probability theory. The first half of the book is devoted to continuous path processes whereas the second half deals with discontinuous processes.

The extensive bibliography comprises a wealth of important references and the author index enables readers quickly to locate where the reference is cited within the book, making this volume an invaluable tool both for students and for those at the forefront of research and practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144712524X
• ISBN 13: 9781447125242
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 758