"Computational Methods in Finance is a book developed from the author's courses at Columbia University and the Courant Institute of New York University. This self-contained text is designed for graduate students in financial engineering and mathematical finance, as well as practitioners in the...

chapter 1 Elements of Finance -- chapter 2 Binomial Models -- chapter 3 Diffusion Models -- chapter 4 Interest Rate Contracts -- chapter 5 Barrier Options -- chapter 6 Lookback Options -- chapter 7 American Options -- chapter 8 Contracts on Three or More Assets: Quantos, Rainbows and "Friends"...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Who Should Read this Book? -- PART A Mathematical Foundation for One‐Factor Problems -- CHAPTER 1 Real Analysis Foundations for this Book -- 1.1 Introduction and Objectives -- 1.2 Continuous Functions -- 1.2.1 Formal Definition of...

Many efficient and accurate analytical methods for pricing American options now exist. However, while they can produce accurate option prices, they often do not give accurate critical stock prices. In this paper, we propose two new analytical approximations for American options based on the...