Numerical Methods in Finance: A MATLAB-Based Introduction
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PAOLO BRANDIMARTE is Professor of Quantitative Methods for Finance and Logistics at Politecnico di Torino in Italy.

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Preface.

PART I: BACKGROUND.

Financial Problems and Numerical Methods.

PART II: NUMERICAL METHODS.

Basics of Numerical Analysis.

Optimization Methods.

Principles of Monte Carlo Simulation.

Finite Difference Methods for Partial Differential Equations.

PART III: APPLICATIONS TO FINANCE.

Optimization Models for Portfolio Management.

Option Valuation by Monte Carlo Simulation.

Option Valuation by Finite Difference Methods.

PART IV: APPENDICES.

Appendix A: Introduction to MATLAB Programming.

Appendix B: Refresher of Probability Theory.

Index.

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