Commodity markets present several challenges for quantitative modeling. These include high volatilities, small sample data sets, and physical, operational complexity. In addition, the set of traded products in commodity markets is more limited than in financial or equity markets, making value...

Mean Reversion in Commodity Prices -- Fundamentals of Derivative Pricing -- Stochastic Volatility Models -- Integration of Jump Components -- Stochastic Equilibrium Level of the Underlying Process -- Deterministic Seasonality Effects -- Conclusion

Sound investment decisions require an in-depth knowledge of the financial markets and available financial instruments. This book provides students and professionals with an understanding of the role and activities of an equity security analyst within the investment process. Emphasis is on...

This book introduces the “strike of default” (SOD) benchmark concept. The author determines the SOD through cross-sectional pricing between the credit market and the option market, considering the same underlying. The idea of the SOD is to combine the implied probability of default from both...

Finanzmathematische Grundlagen -- Eigenschaften und Bewertung von Derivaten -- Der Einsatz von Derivaten -- Hedging mit Derivaten -- Derivate zur Optimierung der Performance -- Risikosteuerung -- Besondere Herausforderungen beim Derivateeinsatz -- Derivate als Informationsquelle.

Presents the developments arising from the combination of mathematics, numerical analysis, and finance. This book covers a wide range of topics, from portfolio management and asset pricing, to performance, risk, debt and real option evaluation. It also presents applications of a variety of...

Valuing portfolios of options embedded in investment decisions is arguably one of the most important and challenging problems in real options and corporate ?nance in general. Although the problem is common and vitally important in the value creation process of almost any corporation, it has not...

Overview of Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Research -- Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis -- Options and Option Pricing Theory -- Risk Management -- Theory, Methodology, and Applications

Given the explosion of interest in mathematical methods for solving problems in finance and trading, a great deal of research and development is taking place in universities, large brokerage firms, and in the supporting trading software industry. Mathematical advances have been made both...