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Mathematics of Derivative Pricing & Risk Neutral Valuation

• May 2025 – Jul 2025 Summer of Science, Maths & Physics Club | IIT Bombay
#Quantitative Finance #Black-Scholes PDE #Stochastic Calculus #Greeks Sensitivity #Martingale Pricing #Monte Carlo Simulation
Mathematics of Derivative Pricing & Risk Neutral Valuation

A comprehensive theoretical and computational investigation into continuous-time mathematical finance, asset pricing models, and risk-neutral valuation frameworks.

Mathematical Exploration & Computational Implementations

  • Stochastic Calculus & Black-Scholes Formulation: Derived the Black-Scholes Partial Differential Equation (PDE) via geometric Brownian motion dynamics and dynamic replication under the absence of arbitrage. Applied the Feynman-Kac theorem to solve the PDE under risk-neutral equivalent martingale measures ((\mathbb{Q})).
  • Numerical Pricing Engines:
    • Implemented high-performance vectorized Monte Carlo pricing engines with antithetic variate variance reduction for exotic and path-dependent options.
    • Implemented binomial lattice models (Cox-Ross-Rubinstein) and finite-difference PDE schemes for American-style early exercise boundary determination.
  • Sensitivity Analysis & Payoff Engineering: Computed full analytical and numerical Greeks ((\Delta, \Gamma, \mathcal{V}, \Theta, \rho)) across implied volatility smiles and time-to-maturity surfaces.
  • Hedging Strategies: Simulated dynamic delta and gamma hedging portfolios under discrete rebalancing intervals to measure residual hedging slippage and gamma risk.
  • Repository: GitHub: Mathematics_Of_Pricing_Derivatives
  • Project Report: Google Drive Technical Report