Handbooks in Mathematical Finance

This 2001 handbook is a comprehensive reference work on mathematical finance, with chapters written by leading researchers.

This 2001 handbook surveys the state of our understanding in the field of mathematical finance, as seen by leading researchers in the field. Each article surveys the area in question, discusses new results and points out open problems. Invaluable for graduate students and professionals in all areas of finance.This 2001 handbook surveys the state of practice, method and understanding in the field of mathematical finance. Every chapter has been written by leading researchers and each starts by briefly surveying the existing results for a given topic, then discusses more recent results and, finally, points out open problems with an indication of what needs to be done in order to solve them. The primary audiences for the book are doctoral students, researchers and practitioners who already have some basic knowledge of mathematical finance. In sum, this is a comprehensive reference work for mathematical finance and will be indispensable to readers who need to find a quick introduction or reference to a specific topic, leading all the way to cutting edge material.