Paul Wilmott 
Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance [EPUB ebook] 

Preface xxiii
1 Products and Markets: Equities, Commodities, Exchange Rates, Forwards and Futures 1
2 Derivatives 27
3 The Binomial Model 59
4 The Random Behavior of Assets 95
5 Elementary Stochastic Calculus 117
6 The Black-Scholes Model 139
7 Partial Differential Equations 157
8 The Black-Scholes Formulæ and the ‘Greeks’ 169
9 Overview of Volatility Modeling 203
10 How to Delta Hedge 225
11 An Introduction to Exotic and Path-dependent Options 247
12 Multi-asset Options 271
13 Barrier Options 287
14 Fixed-income Products and Analysis: Yield, Duration and Convexity 319
15 Swaps 349
16 One-factor Interest Rate Modeling 359
17 Yield Curve Fitting 373
18 Interest Rate Derivatives 383
19 The Heath, Jarrow & Morton and Brace, Gatarek & Musiela Models 403
20 Investment Lessons from Blackjack and Gambling 423
21 Portfolio Management 441
22 Value at Risk 459
23 Credit Risk 473
24 Risk Metrics and Credit Metrics 495
25 Crash Metrics 505
26 Derivatives **** Ups 527
27 Overview of Numerical Methods 541
28 Finite-difference Methods for One-factor Models 549
29 Monte Carlo Simulation 581
30 Numerical Integration 605
A All the Math You Need. . . and No More (An Executive Summary) 617
B Forecasting the Markets? A Small Digression 627
C A Trading Game 643
D Contents of CD accompanying Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance, second edition 649
E What you get if (when) you upgrade to PWOQF2 653
Bibliography 659
Index 683

Paul Wilmott, described by the Financial Times as ‘cult derivatives lecturer, ‘ is one of the world’s leading experts on quantitative finance and derivatives.
He is the proprietor of an innovative magazine on quantitative finance and a highly popular community website (www.wilmott.com). He was formerly a partner in a successful volatility arbitrage hedge fund and is currently the principal of the financial consultancy and training firm, Wilmott Associates, and Course Director for the Certificate in Quantitative Finance. Dr Wilmott has researched and published widely on financial engineering.
PWIQF2 is an accessible introduction to the classical side of quantitative finance specifically for university students. Adapted from the comprehensive, even epic work, Paul Wilmott on Quantitative Finance, Second Edition, itself an update to Derivatives, the book includes carefully selected chapters to give the student a thorough understanding of futures, options and numerical methods. Software is included to help visualize the most important ideas and to show how techniques are implemented in practice.