Mathematics and finance

  • Walter Schachermayer

    Universität Wien, Austria
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Abstract

This article consists of two parts. The first briefly discusses the history and the basic ideas of option pricing. Based on this background, in the second part we critically analyze the role of academic research in Mathematical Finance relating to the emergence of the 2007–2008 financial crisis.