Quantum Finance: Path Integrals and Hamiltonians for Options and Interest Rates

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1. Synopsis Part I. Fundamental Concepts of Finance: 2. Introduction to finance 3. Derivative securities Part II. Systems with Finite Number of Degrees of Freedom: 4. Hamiltonians and stock options 5. Path integrals and stock options 6. Stochastic interest rates' Hamiltonians and path integrals Part III. Quantum Field Theory of Interest Rates Models: 7. Quantum field theory of forward interest rates 8. Empirical forward interest rates and field theory models 9. Field theory of Treasury Bonds' derivatives and hedging 10. Field theory Hamiltonian of forward interest rates 11. Conclusions Appendix A: mathematical background Brief glossary of financial terms Brief glossary of physics terms List of main symbols References Index.