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ACADEMY · MATHEMATICS TO THE DESK

LEARN THE MODEL.
CHALLENGE THE HEDGE.

Choose a track, keep the essential lesson visible, and open derivations or implementation only when you need the depth.

01 · From random variables to replication

Probability, measures & pricing

A rigorous route from distributions and stochastic calculus through Black–Scholes, conditional expectation, Girsanov and forward-measure pricing.

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02 · From observed dispersion to model dynamics

Volatility

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

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03 · From discount factors to stochastic term-structure dynamics

Rates & curves

A sequenced rates path through conventions, overnight compounding, products, curve construction, multi-curve valuation, risk and no-arbitrage dynamics.

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04 · Estimate, discretize, accelerate

Numerical finance

Reproducible Monte Carlo, SDE schemes, variance reduction and transform pricing with visible error controls.

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05 · Sensitivity into realised P&L

Greeks & hedging

Desk-unit Greeks, nonlinear cross-risk and a discrete hedging loop with explicit costs and residuals.

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06 · Exposure, tail and governance

Risk & xVA

Portfolio exposure, counterparty and funding adjustments, tail metrics and the controls that make model outputs defensible.

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PRESERVED KNOWLEDGE GRAPH

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

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IRfoundation
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Discount Factors

Present value of one unit of currency paid at a future date.

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Zero Rates

Single-period rates implied by discount factors.

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Forward Rates

Rates implied today for borrowing over a future interval.

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Yield Curves

Term structures linking maturity to discounting or yield.

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OIS

Fixed-versus-compounded overnight indexed swaps.

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FRAs

Contracts fixing a future simple interest rate.

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Interest Rate Swaps

Exchange fixed coupons for floating-rate cashflows.

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Curve Bootstrapping

Solve discount factors sequentially from market instruments.

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Day Count Conventions

Convert calendar dates into contractual accrual fractions.

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Compounding Conventions

Translate rates consistently across simple, periodic and continuous forms.

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Multi-Curve Framework

Separate discounting from tenor-specific projection curves.

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DV01

Measure value change for a one-basis-point rate shift.

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Key-Rate Duration

Allocate curve sensitivity to selected maturity nodes.

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Carry and Rolldown

Decompose expected horizon P&L with an unchanged curve.

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Caps

Limit floating-rate payments through a strip of caplets.

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Floors

Protect minimum floating-rate receipts through floorlets.

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Swaptions

Grant the right to enter an interest-rate swap.

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Short-Rate Models

Model the instantaneous funding rate to generate a term structure.

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Hull-White

Use a mean-reverting Gaussian short rate fitted to today’s curve.

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LMM

Model a family of market forward rates under linked measures.

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Convexity Adjustments

Correct linear forward intuition when payoff and discounting are nonlinear.

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Negative Rates

Handle rate distributions and quotation when strikes can cross zero.

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