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The chapter introduces fundamental notions related to asset prices, asset returns and investors’ portfolios. It describes the two-period model of an asset market, the basic framework for Part I of the book. It contains definitions of key mathematical notions used in the book.
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Evstigneev, I.V., Hens, T., Schenk-Hoppé, K.R. (2015). Portfolio Selection: Introductory Comments. In: Mathematical Financial Economics. Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16571-4_1
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