Discrete Models of Financial Markets

Marek Capiński has published over 50 research papers and nine books. His diverse interests include mathematical finance, corporate finance and stochastic hydrodynamics. For over 35 years he has been teaching these topics, mainly in Poland and in the UK, where he has held visiting fellowships. He is currently Professor of Applied Mathematics at AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow. Ekkehard Kopp is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Hull, where he taught courses at all levels in analysis, measure and probability, stochastic processes and mathematical finance between 1970 and 2007. His editorial experience includes service as founding member of the Springer Finance series (1998–2008) and the Cambridge University Press AIMS Library series. He has authored more than 50 research publications and five books.

'The book could be used by a broad range of practitioners, such as analysts, risk managers, quants, consultants, and auditors in financial markets, as it provides an overview of all the basic terminologies and concepts of financial models.' Thomas S. Y. Ho, SIAM Review

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Single-step asset pricing models; 3. Multi-step binomial model; 4. Multi-step general models; 5. American options; 6. Modelling bonds and interest rates; Index.