Mathematical Finance

  1. Stochastic Calculus
    1. Brownian Motion
      1. Definition and Construction
        1. Standard Brownian Motion
          1. Wiener Process Properties
            1. Construction Methods
            2. Properties of Brownian Motion
              1. Continuous Paths
                1. Independent Increments
                  1. Stationary Increments
                    1. Normal Distribution of Increments
                      1. Markov Property
                        1. Martingale Property
                        2. Variations of Brownian Motion
                          1. Brownian Motion with Drift
                            1. Geometric Brownian Motion
                              1. Fractional Brownian Motion
                              2. Sample Path Properties
                                1. Continuity
                                  1. Non-Differentiability
                                    1. Quadratic Variation
                                      1. Hölder Continuity
                                    2. Stochastic Integration
                                      1. Construction of Stochastic Integrals
                                        1. Simple Processes
                                          1. Extension to General Integrands
                                            1. Itô Integral Definition
                                            2. Properties of Stochastic Integrals
                                              1. Linearity
                                                1. Isometry Property
                                                  1. Martingale Property
                                                    1. Quadratic Variation
                                                    2. Itô's Lemma
                                                      1. Single Variable Case
                                                        1. Multivariable Case
                                                          1. Applications to Finance
                                                            1. Change of Variables Formula
                                                          2. Stochastic Differential Equations
                                                            1. Definition and Notation
                                                              1. SDE Formulation
                                                                1. Integral Form
                                                                  1. Differential Form
                                                                  2. Existence and Uniqueness
                                                                    1. Lipschitz Conditions
                                                                      1. Growth Conditions
                                                                        1. Strong Solutions
                                                                        2. Important SDEs in Finance
                                                                          1. Geometric Brownian Motion
                                                                            1. Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process
                                                                              1. Cox-Ingersoll-Ross Process
                                                                                1. Vasicek Process
                                                                                2. Solution Methods
                                                                                  1. Analytical Solutions
                                                                                    1. Numerical Solutions
                                                                                      1. Transformation Techniques

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                                                                                  5. Continuous-Time Models and Derivative Pricing