An intriguing link between a wide range of problems occurring in physics and financial engineering is presented. These problems include the evolution of small perturbations of linear flows in hydrodynamics, the movements of particles in random fields described by the Kolmogorov and Klein-Kramers...

Preface -- Exotic options -- Passport to success / Hyer, Lipton, Pugachevsky -- Similarities via self-similarities / Lipton -- Predictability and unpredictability in financial markets / Lipton -- Universal barriers / Lipton, McGhee -- Pricing of vanilla and first generation exotic options /...

"This book contains contributions by the best-known and consequential researchers who, over several decades, shaped the field of financial engineering. It presents a comprehensive and unique perspective on the historical development and the current state of derivatives research. The book covers...