pt. I | Introduction | |
1. | Computational Finance: An Introduction / Wolfgang Karl Hardle | 3 |
pt. II | Asset Pricing Models | |
2. | Modeling Asset Prices / Wolfgang Karl Hardle | 15 |
3. | Diffusion Models of Asset Prices / Marcel Rindisbacher | 35 |
4. | Jump-Diffusion Models Driven by Levy Processes / Jose E. Figueroa-Lopez | 61 |
5. | Multivariate Time Series Models for Asset Prices / Hans Manner | 89 |
6. | Option Data and Modeling BSM Implied Volatility / Matthias R. Fengler | 117 |
7. | Interest Rate Derivatives Pricing with Volatility Smile / Haitao Li | 143 |
8. | Volatility Investing with Variance Swaps / Elena Silyakova | 203 |
pt. III | Statistical Inference in Financial Models | |
9. | Evaluation of Asset Pricing Models Using Two-Pass Cross-Sectional Regressions / Cesare Robotti | 223 |
10. | Parametric Estimation of Risk Neutral Density Functions / Volker Kratschmer | 253 |
11. | Nonparametric Estimation of Risk-Neutral Densities / Melanie Schienle | 277 |
12. | Value at Risk Estimation / Jun Lu | 307 |
13. | Volatility Estimation Based on High-Frequency Data / Ivaylo Popov | 335 |
14. | Identifying Jumps in Asset Prices / James E. Gentle | 371 |
15. | Simulation-Based Estimation Methods for Financial Time Series Models / Jun Yu | 401 |
pt. IV | Computational Methods | |
16. | Filtering Methods / Andras Fulop | 439 |
17. | Fitting High-Dimensional Copulae to Data / Ostap Okhrin | 469 |
18. | Numerical Methods for Nonlinear PDEs in Finance / Kenneth R. Vetzal | 503 |
19. | Numerical Solution of Stochastic Differential Equations in Finance / Timothy Sauer | 529 |
20. | Lattice Approach and Implied Trees / Rudiger U. Seydel | 551 |
21. | Efficient Options Pricing Using the Fast Fourier Transform / Hoi Ying Wong | 579 |
22. | Dynamic Programming and Hedging Strategies in Discrete Time / Meihui Guo | 605 |
23. | Approximation of Dynamic Programs / Javier de Frutos | 633 |
24. | Computational Issues in Stress Testing / Ludger Overbeck | 651 |
25. | Portfolio Optimization / Marcel Rindisbacher | 675 |
26. | Low-Discrepancy Simulation / Harald Niederreiter | 703 |
27. | Introduction to Support Vector Machines and Their Applications in Bankruptcy Prognosis / Hsing-Kuo Pao | 731 |
pt. V | Software Tools | |
28. | MATLAB® as a Tool in Computational Finance / Angel Martinez | 765 |
29. | R as a Tool in Computational Finance / John P. Nolan | 781 |