A table or book of tables showing the yields of bonds at different interest rates and maturities. For example, if one is considering the purchase of a bond, one can take the coupon rate and the maturity and compare them in the basis book to determine the yield. The basis book is good for approximating yields, but financial calculators tend to be more accurate, especially for … [Read more...]
Black Scholes Model
The Black–Scholes model is a mathematical description of financial markets and derivative investment instruments. The model develops partial differential equations whose solution, the Black–Scholes formula, is widely used in the pricing of European-style options.A model of price variation over time of financial instruments such as stocks that can, among other things, be used to … [Read more...]
Binomial Option Pricing Model
The binomial options pricing model (BOPM) provides a generalizable numerical method for the valuation of options. The binomial model was first proposed by Cox, Ross and Rubinstein (1979). Essentially, the model uses a "discrete-time" model of the varying price over time of the underlying financial instrument.An options valuation method developed by Cox, et al, in 1979. The … [Read more...]
Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipt – LIFER
A floating rate debt security traded among qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) and originated by German financial firm Deutsche Bank. The receipts pay a yield equal to a fixed base interest rate minus the floating rate of a benchmark (such as LIBOR+). As such, the interest rate paid moves inversely to the direction of the variable rate itself. LIFERs fall under municipal … [Read more...]
Game Theory: An Overview
The Basics Of Game Theory Game theory is a branch of applied mathematics that is used in the social sciences, most notably in economics, as well as in biology (most notably evolutionary biology and ecology), engineering, political science, international relations, computer science, and philosophy. Game theory is the process of modeling the strategic interaction between two … [Read more...]