… a nice book for researchers and practitioners. … this book can be regarded as a wonderful application of stochastic analysis, as it includes not only detailed theoretical proofs but also practical illustrative examples. With the systematic and feasible numeraire techniques, the book can...

chapter 1 Elements of Finance -- chapter 2 Binomial Models -- chapter 3 Diffusion Models -- chapter 4 Interest Rate Contracts -- chapter 5 Barrier Options -- chapter 6 Lookback Options -- chapter 7 American Options -- chapter 8 Contracts on Three or More Assets: Quantos, Rainbows and "Friends"...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the short and the long run wheat demand elasticities in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – Using cointegration and vector error correction model (VECM) techniques, the main objective of the study has been achieved. Findings – The...

The Miage Lake is an ice-contact lake located on a side of the Miage glacier (Monte Bianco Massif, Alps), the third Italy’s largest glacier, and is characterized by rapid drawdown episodes that have occurred with varying frequency in the lake’s history. The emptying episode of September 2004...