Modelling credit risk accurately is central to the practice of mathematical finance. This volume of the Mastering Mathematical Finance series offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the subject tailored specially for master's students. The book focuses on the two mainstream...

"This volume introduces simple mathematical models of financial markets, focussing on the problems of pricing and hedging risky financial instruments whose price evolution depends on the prices of other risky assets, such as stocks or commodities. Over the past four decades trading in these...

Modelling credit risk accurately is central to the practice of mathematical finance. The majority of available texts are aimed at an advanced level, and are more suitable for PhD students and researchers. This volume of the Mastering Mathematical Finance series addresses the need for a course...