Introduction to Financial Mathematics and Fundamentals: New Coordinate Finance Series Premium Course

Author: Zhang Yonglin
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Strong foundation, broad coverage, systematic and comprehensive content, and self-contained. Emphasizes understanding of economic and financial principles, with derivations kept as simple as possible, progressively delving deeper, and analyzing the principles and origins of models and formulas. Financial mathematics, like financial engineering, is a foundation of finance. It is a required course for economics and management majors, as well as a popular course for mathematics majors. Currently, teaching and research in financial mathematics are developing rapidly abroad. The book consists of 6 chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 provide a comprehensive foundation of economic principles, theories of monetary assets, and financial principles needed for financial mathematics research. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 are the core of the book, mainly covering modern monetary and financial theory and its models, financial markets and portfolio models, and asset pricing theory and models. Chapter 6 offers an introductory overview of time series and financial econometrics. The book covers the basic and main theories and models of financial mathematics. It is suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students, as well as self-learners. It serves as a concise and practical foundational reference book for those studying economics, finance, and related fields.