This is a short book on the fundamental concepts of the no-arbitrage theory of pricing financial derivatives. Its scope is limited to the general discrete setting of models for which the set of possible states is finite and so is the set of possible trading times - this includes…
WTO, OMC, these abbreviations are now well known throughout the world and the organization contained in these three-letter acronyms has become a principal actor in international relations - economic and other. Everyone knows that a large part of its impact in international socie…
This text provides an accessible introduction to the classical mathematical underpinnings of modern finance. Professor Björk concentrates on the probabilistic theory of continuous arbitrage pricing of financial derivatives.
Arbitrage Theory provides the foundation for the pricing of financial derivatives and has become indispensable in both financial theory and financial practice. This textbook offers a rigorous and comprehensive introduction to the mathematics of arbitrage pricing in a discrete-ti…
Arbitrage is central both to corporate risk management and to a wide range of investment strategies. Thousands of financial executives, managers, and sophisticated investors want to understand it, but most books on arbitrage are far too abstract and technical to serve their need…
The first chapter uses violations of the law of one price of Bitcoin to uncover sources of demand for cryptocurrency. In line with Hayek, we show that distrust breeds demand. We proxy Bitcoin demand with transitory price deviations---Bitcoin prices in a local currency, converted…
