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- Product code: 21049
- ISBN: 0471486906,
ISBN13: 9780471486909,
378 pages, hardback
Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc on 2005
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Description of Financial Engineering with Finite Elements |
The pricing of derivative instruments has always been a highly complex and time--consuming activity. Advances in technology, however, have enabled much quicker and more accurate pricing through mathematical rather than analytical models. In this book, the author bridges the divide between finance and mathematics by applying this proven mathematical technique to the financial markets. Utilising practical examples, the author systematically describes the processes involved in a manner accessible to those without a deep understanding of mathematics. Explains little understood techniques that will assist in the accurate more speedy pricing of options Centres on the practical application of these useful techniques Offers a detailed and comprehensive account of the methods involved and is the first to explore the application of these particular techniques to the financial markets
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Contents of Financial Engineering with Finite Elements |
Preface
List of Symbols
List of Figures
List of Tables
I: PRELIMINARIES
1. Introduction
2. Some Prototype Models
2.1 Optimal Price Policy of a Monopolist
2.2 The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model
2.3 Pricing American Options
2.4 Multi-Asset Options with Stochastic Correlation
2.5 The Steady-State Distribution of the Vasicek Interest Rate Process
2.6 Notes
3. The Conventional Approach: Finite Differences
3.1 General Considerations for Numerical Computations
3.2 Ordinary Initial-Value-Problems
3.3 Ordinary Two-Point Boundary-Value-Problems
3.4 Initial-Boundary-Value-Problems
3.5 Notes
II: FINITE ELEMENTS
4. Static 1D Problems
4.1 Basic Features of Finite Element Methods
4.2 The Method of Weighted Residuals - One Element Solutions
4.3 The Ritz Variational Method
4.4 The Method of Weighted Residuals - a More General View
4.5 Multi-Element Solutions
4.6 Case Studies
4.7 Convergence
4.8 Notes
5. Dynamic 1D Problems
5.1 Derivation of Element Equations
5.2 Case Studies
6. Static 2D Problems
6.1 Introduction and Overview
6.2 Construction of a Mesh
6.3 The Galerkin Method
6.4 Case Studies
6.5 Notes
7. Dynamic 2D Problems
7.1 Derivation of Element Equations
7.2 Case Studies
8. Static 3D Problems
8.1 Derivation of Element Equations: The Collocation Method
8.2 Case Studies
8.3 Notes
9. Dynamic 3D Problems
9.1 Derivation of Element Equations: The Collocation Method
9.2 Case Studies
10. Nonlinear Problems
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Case Studies
10.3 Notes
III: OUTLOOK
11. Future Directions of Research
IV: APPENDICES
A. Some Useful Results from Analysis
A.1 Important Theorems from Calculus
A.2 Basic Numerical Tools
A.3 Differential Equations
A.4 Calculus of Variations
B. Some Useful Results from Stochastics
B.1 Some Important Distributions
B.2 Some Important Processes
B.3 Results
B.4 Notes
C. Some Useful Results from Linear Algebra
C.1 Some Basic Facts
C.2 Errors and Norms
C.3 Ill-Conditioning
C.4 Solving Linear Algebraic Systems
C.5 Notes
D. A Quick Introduction to PDE2D
References
Index
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About J. Topper |
JURGEN TOPPER is a Manager of d-fine GmbH, Frankfurt, a company that specialises in financial and commodity risk consulting. Prior to this, he worked for the financial risk management consulting division of Arthur Andersen since 1997.
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