Statistics of Financial Markets: An Introduction

This is an essential text for anyone in the field of financial econometrics. Readers will find that, refreshingly, this text presents in a vivid yet concise style the necessary statistical and mathematical background for financial engineers. The focus is both on fundamentals of mathematical finance and financial time series analysis and on applications to given problems of financial markets, making the book the ideal basis for lectures, seminars and crash courses on the topic.

For the second edition the book has been updated and extensively revised. Several new topics have been included, such as a chapter on credit risk management.

From reviews of the first edition: “The material is well presented with a good balance between theoretical and applied aspects. … The book is an excellent demonstration of the power of stochastics … . The author’s goal is well achieved: this book can satisfy the needs of different groups of readers … . this book can, and I expect it will, be successfully used.” (Jordan Stoyanov, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Vol. 168 (4), 2005)