The use of probability theory in financial modelling can be traced back to the work on Bachelier at the beginning of last century with advanced probabilistic methods being introduced for the first time by Black, Scholes and Merton in the seventies. The modern financial quantitative analysts make use of sophisticated mathematical concepts, such as martingales and stochastic integration, in order to describe the behaviour of the markets or to derive computing methods.
Date: 14th - 15th November 2013
Venue: Central London
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