Foreword |
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Preface |
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Chapter 1 Basic Notions of Probability |
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1 | (22) |
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1 | (3) |
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1.2 Random Variables and Their Distributions |
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4 | (7) |
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11 | (5) |
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16 | (1) |
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1.5 Numerical Projects and Exercices |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (2) |
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1.6 Historical and Bibliographical Notes |
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21 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Gaussian Processes |
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23 | (28) |
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23 | (5) |
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28 | (6) |
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34 | (6) |
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2.4 A Geometric Point of View |
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40 | (5) |
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2.5 Numerical Projects and Exercises |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (3) |
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2.6 Historical and Bibliographical Notes |
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49 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Properties of Brownian Motion |
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51 | (16) |
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3.1 Properties of the Distribution |
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51 | (3) |
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3.2 Properties of the Paths |
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54 | (6) |
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3.3 A Word on the Construction of Brownian Motion |
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60 | (1) |
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3.4 A Point of Comparison: The Poisson Process |
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61 | (1) |
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3.5 Numerical Projects and Exercises |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (2) |
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3.6 Historical and Bibliographical Notes |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (32) |
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4.1 Elementary Conditional Expectation |
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67 | (3) |
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4.2 Conditional Expectation as a Projection |
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70 | (10) |
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80 | (4) |
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4.4 Computations with Martingales |
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84 | (5) |
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4.5 Reflection Principle for Brownian Motion |
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89 | (2) |
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4.6 Numerical Projects and Exercises |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (4) |
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4.7 Historical and Bibliographical Notes |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (36) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (4) |
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104 | (10) |
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114 | (9) |
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5.5 Gambler's Ruin for Brownian Motion with Drift |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (2) |
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5.7 Numerical Projects and Exercises |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (4) |
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5.8 Historical and Bibliographical Notes |
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132 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Multivariate Ito Calculus |
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135 | (18) |
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6.1 Multidimensional Brownian Motion |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (7) |
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6.3 Recurrence and Transience of Brownian Motion |
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144 | (2) |
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6.4 Dynkin's Formula and the Dirichlet Problem |
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146 | (2) |
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6.5 Numerical Projects and Exercises |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
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6.6 Historical and Bibliographical Notes |
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151 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Ito Processes and Stochastic Differential Equations |
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153 | (24) |
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7.1 Definition and Examples |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (6) |
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7.3 Multivariate Extension |
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162 | (1) |
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7.4 Numerical Simulations of SDEs |
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163 | (2) |
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7.5 Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions of SDEs |
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165 | (5) |
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7.6 Martingale Representation and Levy's Characterization |
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170 | (1) |
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7.7 Numerical Projects and Exercises |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (3) |
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7.8 Historical and Bibliographical Notes |
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175 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 The Markov Property |
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177 | (22) |
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8.1 The Markov Property for Diffusions |
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177 | (3) |
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8.2 The Strong Markov Property |
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180 | (3) |
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8.3 Kolmogorov's Equations |
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183 | (9) |
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8.4 The Feynman-Kac Formula |
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192 | (2) |
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8.5 Numerical Projects and Exercises |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (3) |
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8.6 Historical and Bibliographical Notes |
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198 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Change of Probability |
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199 | (20) |
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9.1 Change of Probability for a Random Variable |
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199 | (3) |
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9.2 The Cameron-Martin Theorem |
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202 | (7) |
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9.3 Extensions of the Cameron-Martin Theorem |
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209 | (4) |
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9.4 Numerical Projects and Exercises |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (3) |
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9.5 Historical and Bibliographical Notes |
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217 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Applications to Mathematical Finance |
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219 | (46) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (4) |
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10.3 No Arbitrage and Replication |
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225 | (2) |
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10.4 The Black-Scholes Model |
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227 | (5) |
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232 | (4) |
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10.6 Risk-Neutral Pricing |
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236 | (9) |
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245 | (1) |
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10.8 Interest Rate Models |
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246 | (5) |
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10.9 Stochastic Volatility Models |
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251 | (4) |
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10.10 Numerical Projects and Exercises |
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255 | (2) |
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257 | (6) |
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10.11 Historical and Bibliographical Notes |
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263 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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265 | (4) |
Index |
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