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This textbook provides an introduction to financial mathematics and financial engineering for undergraduate students who have completed a three- or four-semester sequence of calculus courses.It introduces the Theory of Interest, discrete and continuous random variables and probability, stochastic processes, linear programming, the Fundamental Theorem of Finance, option pricing, hedging, and portfolio optimization. The reader progresses from a solid grounding in multi-variable calculus through a derivation of the Black-Scholes equation, its solution, properties, and applications.

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The Theory of Interest; Discrete Probability; Normal Random Variables and Probability; The Arbitrage Theorem; Random Walks and Brownian Motion; Forwards and Futures; Derivatives of Black-Scholes Option Prices; Hedging; Optimizing Portfolios; American Options.

Undergraduate Introduction To Financial

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      Publisher World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
      Published 30 September 2008
      ISBN-13 9789812835352
      978-9812835352
      ISBN-10 9812835350
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      Maths for engineers

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This textbook provides an introduction to financial mathematics and financial engineering for undergraduate students who have completed a three- or four-semester sequence of calculus courses.It introduces the Theory of Interest, discrete and continuous random variables and probability, stochastic processes, linear programming, the Fundamental Theorem of Finance, option pricing, hedging, and portfolio optimization. The reader progresses from a solid grounding in multi-variable calculus through a derivation of the Black-Scholes equation, its solution, properties, and applications.

      Table of Contents
      The Theory of Interest; Discrete Probability; Normal Random Variables and Probability; The Arbitrage Theorem; Random Walks and Brownian Motion; Forwards and Futures; Derivatives of Black-Scholes Option Prices; Hedging; Optimizing Portfolios; American Options.

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