Introduction to the Mathematics of Finance: From Risk Management to Options Pricing (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

I found the book apropriate for those who plan to start studying the necesary fundamentals of math for finance. Basic themes in finance, i.e. the CAPM model and portfolio optmization are presented in a very clear way to stablish the fundamentals. Those interested in options valuation will find help understanding the core concepts underlying the theoeretical models, something hard to find in papers. I'm satisfied with the book. Some power point presentations would be very useful for teachers.

I've only finished the first chapter (which was largely review for me) and have found numerous mathematical expressions with errors (e.g., pages 16, 19, 24, 31). This makes me leery of using the book to learn new material.

Overall, Roman's book is a very good introduction to Finance Mathematics. It is easy to read and has many good examples. He chose not to include a discussion of Stochastic Integrals or SDEs, so his discussion of Options Pricing was as a limiting case of the CRR model.

Muy bien el tema 2, que se utilizó mucho en bastantes décadas del siglo pasado.. Aunque a decir verdad, no nombra nada del tema difícil de la teoría de la direccion de carteras que se usa en la actualidad usando la Teoría de Cópulas. En otras palabras, en ediciones posteriores se debe incluir algo de esta vital parte en el tema conocido como " Quantitative Risk Managemente". En lineas generales el libro trata los temas clasicos de las Matemáticas en Finanzas de una manera agradable.y es recomendable leer.