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Record Nr.

UNINA9910686774303321

Autore

Larcher Gerhard <1946->

Titolo

The Art of Quantitative Finance Vol.1 : Trading, Derivatives and Basic Concepts / / by Gerhard Larcher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-23873-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (532 pages)

Collana

Springer Texts in Business and Economics, , 2192-4341

Disciplina

332.0151

Soggetti

Financial engineering

Capital market

Social sciences - Mathematics

Financial risk management

Financial Engineering

Capital Markets

Mathematics in Business, Economics and Finance

Risk Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Basic products and interest calculations -- Derivatives and trading in derivatives, basic concepts and strategies -- Basics of derivative valuation -- The Wiener Stock Price Model and the basic principles of Black-Scholes theory.

Sommario/riassunto

This textbook offers an easily understandable introduction to the fundamental concepts of financial mathematics and financial engineering. The author presents and discusses the basic concepts of financial engineering and illustrates how to trade and to analyze financial products with numerous examples. Special attention is given to the valuation of basic financial derivatives. In the final section of the book, the author introduces the Wiener Stock Price Model and the basic principles of Black-Scholes theory. The book’s aim is to introduce readers to the basic techniques of modern financial mathematics in a way that is intuitive and easy to follow, and to provide financial mathematicians with insights into practical requirements when applying



financial mathematical techniques in the real world. .