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Taylor & Francis Ltd International Investment Management Theory ethics and practice
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Taylor & Francis Ltd International Investment Management Theory ethics and practice
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Taylor & Francis Foreign Direct Investments in Asia
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Taylor & Francis Exchange Rates and Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Asia
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Taylor & Francis The South Sea Bubble An Economic History of its Origins and Consequences 1 Introduction 2 the History of the South Sea Company 3 t
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Role of Law and Regulation in Sustaining Financial Markets The Economics of Legal Relationships
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Taylor & Francis Asian Worlds in Latin America
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Taylor & Francis Volatility Surface and Term Structure
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Basel II Rating
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Globalizations Limits Conflicting National Interests in Trade and Finance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Business of Europe is Politics Business Opportunity Economic Nationalism and the Decaying Atlantic Alliance Gower Applied Business Research
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Taylor & Francis Finance for Purchasing Managers
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Facilitating Transition by Internationalization Outward Direct Investment from Central European Economies in Transition Transition and Development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Banking Regulation of UK and US Financial Markets
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Measuring Political Risk
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Visualising Intangibles Measuring and Reporting in the Knowledge Economy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Chinas Banking Law and the National Treatment of ForeignFunded Banks
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Looking Beyond Profit Small Shareholders and the Values Imperative Corporate Social Responsibility
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Governing Global Derivatives Challenges and Risks Global Finance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Debt Relief Initiatives
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Taylor & Francis Making Business Districts Work
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Taylor & Francis Making Business Districts Work
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Taylor & Francis A Macroeconomic Analysis of Profit
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Here Now Next Paul Goodman and the Origins of Gestalt Therapy Gestalt Institute of Cleveland Book Series
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Essentials of Social Finance
Book SynopsisSocial Finance provides an interesting, accessible overview of this fascinating ecosystem, blending insights from finance and social entrepreneurship. It highlights the key challenges facing social finance, whilst also showcasing its vast opportunities. Table of ContentsPart I: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Finance 1. Social Entrepreneurship 2. Social Finance Part II: Institutions of Social Finance 3. Microfinance 4. Venture Philanthropy 5. Social Impact Bonds 6. Crowdfunding 7. Islamic Finance 8. Quantitative Assessment of Impact Investments Appendix: Eight Introductory Points about Finance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pricing Models of Volatility Products and Exotic
Book SynopsisPricing Models of Volatility Products and Exotic Variance Derivatives summarizes most of the recent research results in pricing models of derivatives on discrete realized variance and VIX. The book begins with the presentation of volatility trading and uses of variance derivatives. It then moves on to discuss the robust replication strategy of variance swaps using portfolio of options, which is one of the major milestones in pricing theory of variance derivatives. The replication procedure provides the theoretical foundation of the construction of VIX. This book provides sound arguments for formulating the pricing models of variance derivatives and establishes formal proofs of various technical results. Illustrative numerical examples are included to show accuracy and effectiveness of analytic and approximation methods. Features Useful for practitioners and quants in the financial industry who need to make choices between various pricingTable of Contents1. Volatility Trading and Variance Derivatives. 1.1. Implied Volatility and Local Volatility. 1.2. Volatility Trading using Options. 1.3. Derivatives on Discrete Realized Variance. 1.4. Replication of Variance Swaps. 1.5. Practical Implementation of Replication: Finite Strikes and Discrete Monitoring. Appendix. 2. Lévy Processes and Stochastic Volatility Models. 2.1. Compound Poisson process. 2.2. Jump-diffusion Models. 2.3. Lévy Processes. 2.4. Time-changed Lévy Processes. 2.5. Stochastic Volatility Models with Jumps. 2.6. Affine Jump-diffusion Stochastic Volatility Models. 2.7. 3/2 Stochastic Volatility Model. Appendix. 3. VIX Derivatives Under Consistent Models and direct Models. 3.1. VIX, Variance Swap Rate and VIX Derivatives. 3.2. Pricing VIX Derivatives Under Consistent Models. 3.3. Direct Modeling of VIX. Appendix. 4. Swap products on discrete Variance and Volatility. 4.1. Direct Expectation of Square of Log Return. 4.2. Nested Expectation via Partial Integro-differential Equation. 4.3. Moment Generating Function Methods. 4.4. Variance Swaps Under Time-changed Lévy Processes. Appendix. 5. Options on discrete realized Variance. 5.1. Adjustment for Discretization Effect via Lognormal Approximation. 5.2. Normal Approximation to Conditional Distribution of Discrete Realized Variance. 5.3. Partially Exact and Bounded Approximation for Options on Discrete Realized Variance. 5.4. Small Time Asymptotic Approximation. 6 Timer options. 6.1. Model Formulation. 6.2. Pricing Perpetual Timer Options. 6.3. Finite Maturity Discrete Timer Options. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sustainability Technology and Finance
Book SynopsisThis book explores the swiftly emerging nexus between sustainability, finance, and technology.Leading practitioners and academic thought leaders reflect on the ways in which technology and digitalization shape how sustainable finance professionals address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Together, the contributors identify three spheres in which technology shapes how investors make sense of such issues: ESG and technology: finance professionals need to know about how technological innovations, such as chemical recycling for plastics, in the real economy shape firms' ESG performance; ESG through technology: technological developments, such as AI and blockchain, can enable finance professionals to offer more fine-grained ESG analyses; and ESG as technology: the ESG agenda itself is influenced by technological developments that are not well understood by practitioners (e.g., data mining for Bitcoin creating significant emissions). <Trade Review"Bril, Kell, and Rasche have edited a timely, insightful, and deeply thought-provoking volume on a topic that sits right at the frontier of our current knowledge: the interrelation of sustainable finance and technology. It fills an important void by focusing on the real-world implementation of urgently needed solutions to our most pressing sustainability challenges. This book, therefore, is an absolutely essential read for companies, executives, and investors who are genuinely interested in bringing about transformational ESG change in their organizations and indeed, within society at large." Ioannis Ioannou, London Business School "A great book and blueprint for our transition to a more sustainable future." Rose Marcario, former CEO Patagonia "As the founder Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, Georg Kell’s unique insights have shaped the discourse in responsible business since the inception of the Global Compact in 2000. In this publication, Georg Kell and colleagues aptly capture the opportunities in innovative financing, technologies and accountability frameworks that raise the ambition for the private sector." Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and Executive Director, UN Global Compact "The climate and sustainability challenge is the toughest, and most important, one modern society needs to address. But what made society modern is the force of technology. Reconciling the urgency of one with the potential (and peril) of the other is a critical imperative. This anthology draws together key voices to help bridge that gap." Azeem Azhar, author, Exponential "Have you been wondering about ESG and how technology might be part of the solution? Then this might be a worthwhile read for you. My colleagues across asset management and academia have written the book with complementing chapters about futuristic views on technology impact, paired with how asset managers might integrate technology and digitalisation in the still virgin ESG analytic work. The book also raises important questions about the ESG implications on reverse globalisation and the impact on geopolitics – relevance underlined by the recent events in Ukraine." Peter Branner, Chief Investment Officer APG Asset Management Table of Contents1. Sustainable Finance and Technology: Making the Connection; Part I: ESG and Technology 2. History of Technology and Its Future in the Context of Human Development; 3. ESG—A Transformational Journey for Asset Management, Industries, Technology, and Society; 4. How Can Corporate Leverage Tech and Sustainability through Collaboration? Digital with Purpose—Current Practices and Trends; 5. Decarbonization as a Chance; 6. Ocean Technology as a Growing Space in Which to Reimagine Business: The Role of Start-Ups; Part II: ESG as and through Technology 7. Mitigating the Risks and Nurturing the Opportunities: Data and Tech Vital in Tackling Companies' ESG Challenges; 8. Resilience as an Analytical Filter for ESG Data; 9. Technology-Supported Investment Management; 10. Finance, Sustainability, and Technology: Co-Evolution in Asset Owners’ Context; 11. A Digital Twin for Finance: Artificial Intelligence Supporting the Implementation of Environmental, Social, and Governance Targets; 12. Efficiently Allocating Capital to Transition to a Sustainable Economy; 13. Assessing ESG from a Position of Wealth; 14. The Rise of ESG Data: A Tectonic Transparency Shift; 15. ESGT—Exponential Technology Requires Exponential Responsibility; 16. Mastering Sustainability Requires Technology, Finance, and the Powers of Homo Deus
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Modeling Fixed Income Securities and Interest
Book Synopsis Modeling Fixed Income Securities and Interest Rate Options, Third Edition presents the basics of fixed-income securities in a way that, unlike competitive texts, requires a minimum of prerequisites. While other books focus heavily on institutional details of the bond market, all of which could easily be learned on the job, the third edition of this classic textbook is more focused with presenting a coherent theoretical framework for understanding all basic models. The author's unified approachthe Heath Jarrow Morton modelunder which all other models are presented as special cases, enhances understanding of the material. The author's pricing model is widely used in today's securities industry. This new edition offers many updates to align with advances in the research and requires a minimum of prerequisites while presenting the basics of fixed-income securities. Highlights of the Third Edition Table of ContentsI INTRODUCTIONIntroductionTraded SecuritiesThe Classical ApproachII TheoryThe Term Structure of Interest RatesThe Evolution of the Term Structure of Interest RatesThe Expectations Hypothesis Trading Strategies, Arbitrage Opportunities, and Complete MarketsBond Trading Strategies—An ExampleBond Trading Strategies—The TheoryContingent Claims Valuation—Theory III Applications Coupon BondsOptions on BondsForwards and FuturesSwaps, Caps, Floors and SwaptionsInterest Rate ExoticsIV Implementation/EstimationContinuous-Time LimitsParameter EstimationExtensionsIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Derivative Pricing A ProblemBased Primer Chapman
Book SynopsisThe proliferation of financial derivatives over the past decades, options in particular, has underscored the increasing importance of derivative pricing literacy among students, researchers, and practitioners. Derivative Pricing: A Problem-Based Primer demystifies the essential derivative pricing theory by adopting a mathematically rigorous yet widely accessible pedagogical approach that will appeal to a wide variety of audience. Abandoning the traditional black-box approach or theorists' pedantic approach, this textbook provides readers with a solid understanding of the fundamental mechanism of derivative pricing methodologies and their underlying theory through a diversity of illustrative examples. The abundance of exercises and problems makes the book well-suited as a text for advanced undergraduates, beginning graduates as well as a reference for professionals and researchers who need a thorough understanding of not only how, but also why derivative pricing works. Table of Contents1. An Introduction to Forwards and Options 2. Forwards and Futures 3. Option Strategies 4. Binomial Option Pricing Models 5. Mathematical Foundations of the BS Framework 6. The Black-Scholes Formula 7. Option Greeks and Risk Management 8. Exotic Options 9. General Properties of Option Prices
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Essential Personal Finance
Book SynopsisThere is increasing pressure for all of us to take responsibility for our own financial security and wellbeing, but we often overlook how the benefits that come with a job can help us do that. Essential Personal Finance: A Practical Guide for Employees focuses on these valuable work benefits and shows how you can build on this important foundation to achieve financial security and your life goals.This unique book explores how making effective and practical use of these work benefits (such as pension scheme, life cover, sick pay, cheap loans, savings schemes and even financial coaching), means facing up to the behavioural biases we are all plagued with. Given that these can get in the way of even the best intentions, Essential Personal Finance tackles these biases head-on with practical ideas and tips for overcoming or harnessing them for good, and will help you to develop a positive and fruitful relationship with your money. With financial stress bTrade Review"Progressive employers understand the importance of offering their employees financial wellness benefits and this new book is a great additional resource to help them be better with money." — Asesh Sarkar, CEO & co-founder of www.salaryfinance.com"A rich source of practical tips, underpinned by academic research, connecting employment, money and happiness. This book will also be a great resource for HR professionals, to help them better understand how to improve their workforce's financial and mental wellbeing." — Ruston Smith, Chair of the Workplace Steering Group, delivering MAS’s Financial Capability Strategy for the UK"This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to feel in control and confident about using money. Through short, easy to read chapters with clear action points, it provides very practical guidance on how to make the most of income from work, and how to protect yourself and your family from financial difficulties." — Helen White, Ex Head of Financial Capability, Money Advice Service"A great read that should help anyone increase their personal financial wellbeing." — Sanjay Sha, Ex CEO – Succession Wealth Management "Day to day financial worries dog too many people. This unique book will encourage and enable money education at the most obvious location for learning – the workplace. Straightforward case studies and simple check-lists help employees to take full advantage of what is available through their employment. It will also serve as a useful guide for employers to better support their employees’ financial wellbeing." — Brian Dennehy, Founder, www.fundexpert.co.uk "A thoughtful, comprehensive guide, packed with essential money tips and strategies." — Danny Cox, Head of Communications, Hargreaves LansdownTable of ContentsList of figures. List of tables. Introduction. Chapter 1 Jobs, money and happiness. Chapter 2 Work and financial planning. Chapter 3 Building resilience and wealth through saving. Chapter 4 Protecting against dying too young. Chapter 5 Protecting your income. Chapter 6 Love your workplace pension. Chapter 7 Managing loans and credit. Chapter 8 Getting help and advice. Chapter 9 Conclusion. Glossary. Useful contacts. Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Financing Trade and International Supply Chains
Book SynopsisThe vast majority of international trade is supported by some form of trade financing: a specialized, sometimes complex form of financing that is poorly understood even by bankers and seasoned finance and treasury experts. Financing Trade and International Supply Chains takes the mystery out of trade and supply chain finance, providing a practical, straightforward overview of a discipline that is fundamental to the successful conduct of trade: trade that contributes to the creation of economic value, poverty reduction and international development, while increasing prosperity across the globe. The book suggests that every trade or supply chain finance solution, no matter how elaborate, addresses some combination of four elements: facilitation of secure and timely payment, effective mitigation of risk, provision of financing and liquidity, and facilitation of transactional and financial information flow. The book includes observations on the effective use of traditional mechanisms sucTrade Review’...very informative, full of useful information and a great read for anyone involved in international trade or trade finance, at any level or angle. A remarkable and very contemporary approach to issues that are currently very hot in international commerce.’ Eduardo Klurfan, Chief Representative and Country Head, Cuba, Bank of Nova Scotia, Havana, Cuba ’A very comprehensive description of all relevant aspects all stakeholders in financing trade and international supply chains have certainly waited for.’ Markus Wohlgeschaffen, Managing Director, Global Head of Trade Finance and Services, Global Transaction Banking, Unicredit Bank AG, Munich, Germany ’I wish I had a copy of this publication 29 years ago when I commenced my career as it would have provided both an excellent overview and a more in-depth treatment of the trade finance world...’ Maninder Bhandari, Founder, Partner and Managing Director, The Encore Group and The Derby Group, Dubai, UAE ’Malaket offers an insightful compendium of facts, figures, practices and case studies that show the reader how the world’s trade finance architecture actually works. His portrayal is thematic, and grounded in theory, but he somehow manages to bring that theory to life. He also captures the evolutionary nature of the system - the fact that we are watching a movie, not examining a snapshot, comes through loud and clear. This book will be required reading for beginners and veterans alike.’ Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada and past President and CEO of Export Development Canada ’The environment around international trade and trade finance has changed considerably in the years I have known Alexander Malaket. While banks have dedicated departments to meet the many requirements related to trade and supply chain finance, they also need to rely on external specialists, of which Alexander is one of the most knowledgeable representatives. This book is another evidence of his ability to stay onTable of Contents1: International Trade: Where Does Financing Fit In?; 2: The Fundamentals of Trade Finance; 3: Understanding Global Supply Chains; 4: Trade and Supply Chain Finance: The Needs of Buyers and Sellers; 5: Financing Trade: selected Concepts and Traditional Solutions; 6: Financing Trade: Supply Chain Finance; 7: Engaging Effectively with Finance Providers; 8: Financing in Context: Trade Transaction Flow; 9: Export Credit Agencies, International Institutions and Non-Bank Providers; 10: Flexibility of Financing: Small Business, Developing Markets; 11: Financing, Risk and Cost: Realities of International Trade; 12: Trade and Supply Chain Finance: A Case Study; 13: Looking Ahead: Trade and Supply Chain Finance Tomorrow
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Cambridge University Press Studies in Roman Property
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Cambridge University Press Capital Utilization
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Cambridge University Press Investment and Property Rights in Yugoslavia
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Cambridge University Press Hedge Funds in Emerging Markets
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Cambridge University Press An Elementary Introduction to Mathematical Finance
Book SynopsisThis textbook on the basics of option pricing is accessible to readers with limited mathematical training. It is for both professional traders and undergraduates studying the basics of finance. This third edition includes three new chapters, along with expanded sets of exercises and references for all the chapters.Trade Review'… an excellent introduction to the subject … the book is ideally suited for self-study and provides a very accessible entry point to this fascinating field.' ISI Short Book Reviews'… this excellent text achieves its aim to provide a highly accessible and at the same time accurate presentation of the subject. I would recommend it.' The Statistician'… an excellent introduction to the mathematics of finance … very useful as a text for an introductory course.' Zentralblatt Math'… provides an accessible and relatively deep insight into basic and advanced topics of mathematical finance … The lucid style of the exposition will be appreciated by readers interested in the topic, and by researchers, students, and practitioners.' European Maths Society JournalTable of Contents1. Probability; 2. Normal random variables; 3. Geometric Brownian motion; 4. Interest rates and present value analysis; 5. Pricing contracts via arbitrage; 6. The Arbitrage Theorem; 7. The Black–Scholes formula; 8. Additional results on options; 9. Valuing by expected utility; 10. Stochastic order relations; 11. Optimization models; 12. Stochastic dynamic programming; 13. Exotic options; 14. Beyond geometric motion models; 15. Autoregressive models and mean reversion.
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Cambridge University Press The Economic Function of Futures Markets
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Cambridge University Press The Field of Social Investment American Sociological Association Rose Monographs
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Cambridge University Press International Capital Markets and American Economic Growth 18201914
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Cambridge University Press AngloAmerican Securities Regulation Cultural and Political Roots 16901860
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Cambridge University Press The Trading Crowd An Ethnography of the Shanghai Stock Market 108 Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology Series Number 108
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Cambridge University Press THE TRADING CROWD AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET BY Hertz EllenAuthorPaperback on 06 1998
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Cambridge University Press Security Market Imperfections in Worldwide Equity Markets
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Cambridge University Press Worldwide Asset and Liability Modeling 10 Publications of the Newton Institute Series Number 10
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Cambridge University Press Mathematics of Derivative Securities
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Cambridge University Press AngloAmerican Securities Regulation
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Cambridge University Press The Value of Arts for Business
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Cambridge University Press Derivatives in Financial Markets with Stochastic Volatility
Book SynopsisThis book, first published in 2000, addresses financial mathematics of pricing and hedging derivative securities in uncertain and changing market volatility. The mathematics is introduced through examples and illustrated with simulations, and the modeling approach described is validated and tested on market data. The material is suitable for a one-semester course for graduate students.Trade Review'… provides a good overview to the theoretical and practical problems when dealing with stochastic volatility'. Ralf Korn, Mathematical Methods of Operations Research'… something genuinely new … explained with admirable clarity in this extremely well-written book … [which] is short and to the point, and the production quality is high. Buy it.' Mark Davis, Risk Magazine'… well written and makes ideal reading for a graduate course on mathematical finance. The authors took great care in making their ideas clear. I support this text strongly and recommend it for the intended audience.' P. A. L. Embrechts, Publication of the International Statistical Institute'Thanks to a well-written first chapter on the Black-Scholes theory of derivative pricing, the book is essentially self-contained if one has some basic knowledge in stochastic methods and arbitrage pricing. Its style is largely informal which makes it also accessible to practitioners in the finance industry.' M. Schweizer, Zentralblatt für Mathematik'… an excellent book that succeeds admirably in all its aims. It can satisfy both practitioners and researchers at the same time. It is very well written and it is concise and informative.' Angelos Dassios, The Statistician'I consider this book to be an outstanding achievement. the theory is practically very relevant and scientifically on a high level. The book also serves as a good introduction into the basic ideas of Mathematical Finance, putting emphasis on the techniques of partial differential equations. It can therefore also be recommended to readers with little knowledge about Mathematical Finance.' Monatshefte für MathematikTable of Contents1. The Black-Scholes theory of derivative pricing; 2. Introduction to stochastic volatility models; 3. Scales in mean-reverting stochastic volatility; 4. Tools for estimating the rate of mean-reversion; 5. Symptotics for pricing European derivatives; 6. Implementation and stability; 7. Hedging strategies; 8. Application to exotic derivatives; 9. Application to American derivatives; 10. Generalizations; 11. Applications to interest rates models.
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