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The Interval Market Model in Mathematical Finance

Game-Theoretic Methods

Birkhäuser
  • First book on the market to highlight the interval market model in mathematical finance
  • Combines several related paths of research into a single source, while providing numerous unpublished results
  • Presented in a manner accessible to readers specializing in both mathematics and finance
  • Includes many features to clarify concepts and facilitate referencing, such as figures, tables, biographical data, and subject, author, and notation indices

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Revisiting Two Classic Results in Dynamic Portfolio Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
  3. Revisiting two classical results in dynamic portfolio management

    1. Merton’s Optimal Dynamic Portfolio Revisited

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 3-16
    2. Option Pricing: Classic Results

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 17-26
  4. Hedging in Interval Models

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-29
    2. Introduction

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 31-44
    3. Fair Price Intervals

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 45-63
    4. Optimal Hedging Under Robust-Cost Constraints

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 65-77
    5. Appendix: Proofs

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 79-86
  5. Robust-Control Approach to Option Pricing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-90
  6. Robust Control Approach to option Pricing

    1. Continuous and Discrete-Time Option Pricing and Interval Market Model

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 91-105
    2. Vanilla Options

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 107-165
    3. Digital Options

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 167-197
    4. Validation

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 199-213
  7. Game-Theoretic Analysis of Rainbow Options in Incomplete Markets

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
  8. Game-theoretic analysis of rainbow options in incomplete markets

    1. Introduction

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 217-219
    2. Emergence of Risk-Neutral Probabilities from a Game-Theoretic Origin

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 221-247
    3. Rainbow Options in Discrete Time, I

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 249-260
    4. Rainbow Options in Discrete Time, II

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 261-272
    5. Continuous-Time Limits

      • Pierre Bernhard, Jacob C. Engwerda, Berend Roorda, J. M. Schumacher, Vassili Kolokoltsov, Patrick Saint-Pierre et al.
      Pages 273-283

About this book

Toward the late 1990s, several research groups independently began developing new, related theories in mathematical finance. These theories did away with the standard stochastic geometric diffusion “Samuelson” market model (also known as the Black-Scholes model because it is used in that most famous theory), instead opting for models that allowed minimax approaches to complement or replace stochastic methods. Among the most fruitful models were those utilizing game-theoretic tools and the so-called interval market model. Over time, these models have slowly but steadily gained influence in the financial community, providing a useful alternative to classical methods.

A self-contained monograph, The Interval Market Model in Mathematical Finance: Game-Theoretic Methods assembles some of the most important results, old and new, in this area of research. Written by seven of the most prominent pioneers of the interval market model and game-theoretic finance, the work provides a detailed account of several closely related modeling techniques for an array of problems in mathematical economics. The book is divided into five parts, which successively address topics including:

·         probability-free Black-Scholes theory;

·         fair-price interval of an option;

·         representation formulas and fast algorithms for option pricing;

·         rainbow options;

·         tychastic approach of mathematical finance based upon viability theory.

This book provides a welcome addition to the literature, complementing myriad titles on the market that take a classical approach to mathematical finance. It is a worthwhile resource for researchers in applied mathematics and quantitative finance, and has also been written in a manner accessible to financially-inclined readers with a limited technical background.

Authors and Affiliations

  • INRIA Sophia Antipolis-Mediterranee, Sophia Antipolis cedex, France

    Pierre Bernhard

  • School of Economics and Management, Econometrics and Operations Research, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands

    Jacob C. Engwerda

  • , Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

    Berend Roorda

  • , Econometrics and Operations Research, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands

    J.M. Schumacher

  • , Department of Statistics, University of Warwick, Warwick, United Kingdom

    Vassili Kolokoltsov

  • Université Paris Dauphine, Paris Cedex 16, France

    Patrick Saint-Pierre

  • VIMADES, Paris, France

    Jean-Pierre Aubin

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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