Measure, probability, and mathematical finance a problem-oriented approach

An introduction to the mathematical theory and financial models developed and used on Wall Street Providing both a theoretical and practical approach to the underlying mathematical theory behind financial models, Measure, Probability, and Mathematical Finance: A Problem-Oriented Approach presents im...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gan, Guojun, Ma, Chaoqun (Author), Xie, Hong (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey Wiley 2014
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Measure theory
  • Sets and sequences
  • Measures
  • Extension of measures
  • Lebesgue Stieltjee measures
  • Measurable functions
  • Lebesgue integration
  • The Radon Nikodym theorem
  • LP spaces
  • Convergence
  • Product measures
  • Probability theory
  • Events and random variables
  • Independence
  • Expectation
  • Conditional expectation
  • Inequalities
  • Law of large numbers
  • Characteristic functions
  • Discrete distributions
  • Continuous distributions
  • Central limit theorems
  • Stochastic processes
  • Martingales
  • Stopping times
  • Martingale inequalities
  • Martingale convergence theorems
  • Random walks
  • Poisson processes
  • Brownian motions
  • Markov processes
  • Levy processes
  • Stochastic calculus
  • The wiener integral
  • The it "o" integral
  • Extension of it "o" integrals
  • Martingale stochastic integrals
  • The it o's formula
  • Martingale representation theorem
  • Change of measure
  • Stochastic differential equations
  • Libor market models
  • Diffusions
  • The Feyn Mankac formula
  • Stochastic financial models
  • Discretetime models
  • Blackscholes
  • Pathdependent options
  • American options
  • Instantaneous forward rate models
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes