Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Point Processes
- Part II Optimal Control in Discrete Time
- Part III Optimal Control in Continuous Time
- Part IV Non-Linear Filtering Theory
- Part V Applications in Financial Economics
- 16 Basic Arbitrage Theory
- 17 Poisson-Driven Stock Prices
- 18 The Simplest Jump-Diffusion Model
- 19 A General Jump-Diffusion Model
- 20 The Merton Model
- 21 Determining a Unique Q
- 22 Good-Deal Bounds
- 23 Diversifiable Risk
- 24 Credit Risk and Cox Processes
- 25 Interest-Rate Theory
- 26 Equilibrium Theory
- References
- Index of Symbols
- Subject Index
16 - Basic Arbitrage Theory
from Part V - Applications in Financial Economics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 May 2021
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Point Processes
- Part II Optimal Control in Discrete Time
- Part III Optimal Control in Continuous Time
- Part IV Non-Linear Filtering Theory
- Part V Applications in Financial Economics
- 16 Basic Arbitrage Theory
- 17 Poisson-Driven Stock Prices
- 18 The Simplest Jump-Diffusion Model
- 19 A General Jump-Diffusion Model
- 20 The Merton Model
- 21 Determining a Unique Q
- 22 Good-Deal Bounds
- 23 Diversifiable Risk
- 24 Credit Risk and Cox Processes
- 25 Interest-Rate Theory
- 26 Equilibrium Theory
- References
- Index of Symbols
- Subject Index
Summary
This chapter contains an introduction to financial economics, giving the reader the necessary background for the rest of the text. It coversportfolio theory, arbitrage theory, martingale measures, change of numeraire, stochastic discount factors, Hansen–Jagannathan bounds, dividends and consumption.
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- Point Processes and Jump DiffusionsAn Introduction with Finance Applications, pp. 173 - 187Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021