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Financial Derivatives Modeling

  • Comprehensive introduction to financial derivatives modeling for graduate students and professionals

  • Applies derivatives pricing methods to all major asset classes

  • Contains an extensive list of stochastic differential equations with solution methods

  • Includes a detailed description of the challenges associated with the calibration of, and risk management with, derivatives pricing models

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Derivatives Pricing Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Pricing by Replication

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 3-7
    3. Static Replication

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 9-18
    4. Dynamic Replication

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 19-42
    5. Derivatives Modeling in Practice

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 43-78
  3. Skew and Smile Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
    2. Continuous Stochastic Processes

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 81-105
    3. Local Volatility Models

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 107-117
    4. Stochastic Volatility Models

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 119-138
    5. Lévy Models

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 139-155
  4. Exotic Derivatives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
    2. Path-Dependent Derivatives

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 159-176
    3. High-Dimensional Derivatives

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 177-191
  5. Asset Class Specific Modeling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
    2. Equities

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 195-200
    3. Commodities

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 201-219
    4. Interest Rates

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 221-280
    5. Foreign Exchange

      • Christian Ekstrand
      Pages 281-296
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 297-319

About this book

This book gives a comprehensive introduction to the modeling of financial derivatives, covering all major asset classes (equities, commodities, interest rates and foreign exchange) and stretching from Black and Scholes' lognormal modeling to current-day research on skew and smile models. The intended reader has a solid mathematical background and is a graduate/final-year undergraduate student specializing in Mathematical Finance, or works at a financial institution such as an investment bank or a hedge fund.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Merchant Banking, SEB, Stockholm, Sweden

    Christian Ekstrand

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Softcover Book USD 59.99
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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