1st Edition

Introducing Financial Mathematics Theory, Binomial Models, and Applications

By Mladen Victor Wickerhauser Copyright 2023
304 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

304 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

Introducing Financial Mathematics: Theory, Binomial Models, and Applications seeks to replace existing books with a rigorous stand-alone text that covers fewer examples in greater detail with more proofs. The book uses the fundamental theorem of asset pricing as an introduction to linear algebra and convex analysis. It also provides example computer programs, mainly Octave/MATLAB functions but... Read more

Basics

Continuous Models

Discrete Models

Exotic Options

Forwards and Futures

Dividends and Interest

Implied Volatility

Fundamental Theorems

Project Suggestions

Answers and Index

Biography

Mladen Victor Wickerhauser is professor of mathematics and statistics at Washington University, St. Louis. He holds a PhD from Yale University. ​Professor Wickerhauser’s research interests include harmonic analysis, wavelets, and numerical algorithms for data compression. He has six US patents and 118 publications, one of which led to an algorithm used by the FBI to encode fingerprint images.