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To provide an introduction to derivative securities and their pricing. Since its introduction in the early 1980s, the riskneutral valuation principle has proved to be an important tool in the pricing and hedging of financial derivatives. An introduction to the mathematics of financial derivatives 3rd edition by hirsa, ali. Financial derivatives can also be derived from a combination of cash market instruments or other financial derivative instruments. Knowns and unknowns in the dazzling world of derivatives. Financial derivatives include futures, forwards, options, swaps, etc. The financial derivatives grow on huge scale and very significant into a well accepted definitions, measurement and the revelation of the conventional financial accounting essentials. See also seppo pynnonens lecture notes from last year.
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