Download or read book A Course in Financial Calculus written by Alison Etheridge and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finance provides a dramatic example of the successful application of mathematics to the practical problem of pricing financial derivatives. This self-contained text is designed for first courses in financial calculus. Key concepts are introduced in the discrete time framework: proofs in the continuous-time world follow naturally. The second half of the book is devoted to financially sophisticated models and instruments. A valuable feature is the large number of exercises and examples, designed to test technique and illustrate how the methods and concepts are applied to realistic financial questions.