Derivatives Pricing

Black-Scholes and its failures, implied vol surfaces, Heston model calibration, and the Libor Market Model — from first principles to production implementation.

4 modules~100 min total

Prerequisites

Stochastic Calculus & SDEs (or equivalent)Basic measure theoryNumerical linear algebra

Modules

01

Black-Scholes: Derivation, Greeks, Limitations

Medium
Derivatives PricingBlack-ScholesGreeksPDE Methods
02

Implied Vol Surfaces and Smile Dynamics

Hard
Derivatives PricingImplied VolatilityLocal VolatilitySABRVol Surface
03

Heston Model: Calibration and Simulation

Hard
Derivatives PricingStochastic VolatilityHeston ModelFourier PricingCalibration
04

Hull-White and the LMM Framework

Hard
Derivatives PricingInterest Rate ModelsHull-WhiteLibor Market ModelTerm Structure