"This book summarizes recent theoretical developments inspired by statistical physics in the description of the potential moves in financial markets, and its application to derivative pricing and risk control. The possibility of accessing and processing huge quantities of data on financial markets opens the path to new methodologies where systematic comparison between theories and real data not only becomes possible, but mandatory. This book takes a physicist's point of view of financial risk by comparing theory with experiment. Starting with important results in probability theory the authors discuss the statistical analysis of real data, the empirical determination of statistical laws, the definition of risk, the theory of optimal portfolio and the problem of derivatives (forward contracts, options). This book will be of interest to physicists interested in finance, quantitative analysts in financial institutions, risk managers and graduate students in mathematical finance."--Publisher's description.
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Title
Theory of financial risks.
International Standard Book Number
0521782325
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Finance.
Financial engineering.
Risk assessment.
Risk management.
Évaluation du risque.
Finances.
Gestion du risque.
Ingénierie financière.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Insurance-- Risk Assessment & Management.