An Elementary Introduction to Mathematical Finance : Options and other Topics
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Reviews of the first edition: '... 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.' P. P. Boyle, ISI Short Book Reviews
'... provides an excellent introduction to the mathematics of finance ... very useful as a text for an introductory course'. Julian O'Shea, Zentralblatt MATH
'... 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 for libraries to purchase.' Georgi Boshnakov, The Statistician
Book Description
This original text 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. Assuming no prior knowledge of probability, Sheldon Ross offers clear, simple explanations of arbitrage, the Black-Scholes option pricing formula, and other topics such as utility functions, optimal portfolio selections, and the capital assets pricing model. Among the many new features of this second edition are: a new chapter on optimization methods in finance, a new section on Value at Risk and Conditional Value at Risk; a new and simplified derivation of the Black-Scholes equation, together with derivations of the partial derivatives of the Black-Scholes option cost function and of the computational Black-Scholes formula; three different models of European call options with dividends; a new, easily implemented method for estimating the volatility parameter. Sheldon M. Ross is a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of California at Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. in statistics at Stanford University in 1968 and has been at Berkeley ever since. He has published nearly 100 articles and a variety of textbooks in the areas of statistics and applied probability including Topics in Finite and Discrete Mathematics (Cambridge University Press, 2000), An Introduction to Probability Methods, Seventh Edition (Harcourt Science snd Technology Company, 2000), Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (Academic Press, 1999), A First Course in Probability, Sixth Edition (Prentice-Hall, 2001), Simulation, Third Edition (Academic Press, 2002), and Stochastic Processes (John Wiley & Sons, 1982). He is the founding and continuing editor of the journal Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences, a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and a recipient of the Humboldt U.S. Senior Scientist Award.
An Elementary Introduction to Mathematical Finance : Options and other Topics
An Elementary Introduction to Mathematical Finance : Options and other Topics,Sheldon M. Ross,Cambridge University Press,0521814294,Investments,Investments & Securities - General,Mathematical models,Mathematics,Options (Finance),Probability & Statistics - General,Science/Mathematics,Statistics,Stochastic analysis,Econometrics,Finance,Mathematical modelling,Mathematics / Applied
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