Mathematical Finance Workshop

The seminars will include tutorial and research talks in Mathematical Finance. Topics to be covered include valuation of derivative securities, equilibrium asset pricing models, term structure and interest rates, risk management, and econometric analysis of markets and frictions. The study of the above models relies on the theory of stochastic processes, stochastic control, and nonlinear partial differential equations.

The seminar is held Monday at noon in 1220 Grainger Hall unless otherwise noted.

For further information contact Tom Kurtz or Thaleia Zariphopoulou.

February 8: Yong Zeng, Department of Statistics
A Class of Partially-Observed Models for Discrete Data with Clustering and Non-clustering Noises: Application to Micro-movement of Stock Price
February 15: Thaleia Zariphopoulou, School of Business and Department of Mathematics
Valuation with unhedgeable risks: Closed form solutions.
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February 22: Virginia Young, School of Business
Choquet pricing for insurance and financial markets
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March 1: Stan Pliska, Department of Finance, University of Illinois at Chicago
Risk Sensitive Dynamic Asset Management.
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March 15: Per Mykland, Department of Statistics, University of Chicago
Options Hedging and Statistical Uncertainty
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March 22:Yi Lin, Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin
A dynamic model for race track betting
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April 12: Stathis Tompaidis, University of Texas, Austin
Energy derivatives and Energy Processes
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April 19: Agnes Tourin, University of Paris-Dauphine
Numerical schemes in Valuation models in markets with frictions
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May 3 at 2:30 PM in 3070 Grainger Hall (NOTE change of time and location.):
Ioannis Karatzas, Departments of Mathematics and Statistics, Columbia University
On dynamic measures of risk
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