A Benchmark Approach To Quantitative Finance

Download or read book A Benchmark Approach to Quantitative Finance written by Eckhard Platen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-10-28 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A framework for financial market modeling, the benchmark approach extends beyond standard risk neutral pricing theory. It permits a unified treatment of portfolio optimization, derivative pricing, integrated risk management and insurance risk modeling. This book presents the necessary mathematical tools, followed by a thorough introduction to financial modeling under the benchmark approach, explaining various quantitative methods for the fair pricing and hedging of derivatives.