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ACADEMY V2 · MATHEMATICS TO THE DESK

LEARN THE MODEL.
CHALLENGE THE HEDGE.

A structured quantitative-finance curriculum linking derivation, Python, interactive state, market practice and macro transmission.

01 · COMPLETE FLAGSHIP TRACK

Volatility

A sequenced path through measurement, option-implied coordinates, surface construction, dynamics, calibration and hedge risk.

12DEEP · DYNAMIC STAGES
SEQUENTIAL DEPTH

One production-grade track at a time.

02NEXT

Rates & curves

Discounting → OIS → multi-curve → Hull–White → HJM

03QUEUED

Numerical finance

Monte Carlo → schemes → Fourier / COS → PDE

04QUEUED

Risk & hedging

Greeks → P&L attribution → VaR / ES → model risk

PRESERVED KNOWLEDGE GRAPH

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The existing typed catalog remains intact and now sits beneath the sequenced flagship curriculum.

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Foundationsfoundation
01

Random Variables

Map uncertain outcomes to measurable numerical values.

conceptOpen concept
Foundationspractitioner
02

Brownian Motion

The continuous-time noise behind classical diffusion models.

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Foundationspractitioner
03

Risk-Neutral Pricing

Value discounted payoffs under a measure that removes risk premia.

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04

Bid Ask and Mid

Separate executable sides from the midpoint used for analysis.

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05

Market Price vs Model Price

Keep observed quotes separate from calculated fair values.

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Streaming Quotes and Staleness

Treat market data as a timed state, not a timeless number.

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07

Reference vs Real-Time Data

Distinguish official observations, delayed feeds and executable streams.

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Prediction Market Probabilities

Interpret binary contract prices without treating them as certainty.

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Prediction Event Market Outcome and Token

Keep event, market, outcome and CLOB token identifiers distinct.

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10

Prediction Market Order Books

Read bid, ask, midpoint, spread, depth and imbalance for outcome tokens.

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Prediction Market Resolution and Negative Risk

Connect settlement rules, oracle resolution and linked mutually exclusive markets.

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Prediction Market Liquidity Open Interest and Volume

Separate trading activity, outstanding exposure and available book depth.

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13

Conditional Expectation

Update expected values using the information currently available.

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14

Martingales

Processes whose conditional future value equals their current value.

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15

Change of Measure

Reweight probabilities to move between pricing numeraires.

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16

Itô Calculus

Differential calculus for stochastic processes with quadratic variation.

conceptOpen concept
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17

Monte Carlo

Estimate prices and risk by simulating many model paths.

methodOpen concept
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18

Variance Reduction

Improve simulation precision without merely adding paths.

methodOpen concept
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19

Finite Differences

Approximate derivatives and solve pricing PDEs on a grid.

methodOpen concept
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20

PDE Methods

Translate no-arbitrage dynamics into boundary-value problems.

methodOpen concept
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Calibration Basics

Choose parameters that reconcile a model with observed instruments.

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Interpolation Basics

Estimate values between liquid market pillars without inventing arbitrage.

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Numerical Stability

Keep computed outputs reliable under finite precision and difficult inputs.

conceptOpen concept