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Formula sheets

Every formula on the syllabus, rendered natively, with the traps examiners set for each. Print one per exam and keep it by your desk.

QFI QF β€” Quantitative Finance & Investment β€” Quantitative Finance

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ItΓ΄'s lemma β€…β€Šdf=(ft+ΞΌfx+12Οƒ2fxx)dt+Οƒfx dW\;df=\left(f_t+\mu f_x+\tfrac12\sigma^2 f_{xx}\right)dt+\sigma f_x\,dW

Black–Scholes β€…β€ŠC=SΞ¦(d1)βˆ’Keβˆ’rTΞ¦(d2),d1,2=ln⁑(S/K)+(rΒ±Οƒ2/2)TΟƒT\;C=S\Phi(d_1)-Ke^{-rT}\Phi(d_2),\quad d_{1,2}=\dfrac{\ln(S/K)+(r\pm\sigma^2/2)T}{\sigma\sqrt T}

Vasicek β€…β€Šdr=a(bβˆ’r) dt+σ dW;P(t,T)=A(t,T)eβˆ’B(t,T)rt,β€…β€ŠB=1βˆ’eβˆ’a(Tβˆ’t)a\;dr=a(b-r)\,dt+\sigma\,dW;\quad P(t,T)=A(t,T)e^{-B(t,T)r_t},\;B=\dfrac{1-e^{-a(T-t)}}{a}

CIR β€…β€Šdr=a(bβˆ’r) dt+Οƒr dW\;dr=a(b-r)\,dt+\sigma\sqrt r\,dW (Feller: 2ab>Οƒ22ab>\sigma^2)

CDS spread (flat hazard Ξ»\lambda, recovery RR) β€…β€Šsβ‰ˆΞ»(1βˆ’R)\;s\approx\lambda(1-R)

Merton distance to default β€…β€ŠDD=ln⁑(V/D)+(ΞΌβˆ’ΟƒV2/2)TΟƒVT\;DD=\dfrac{\ln(V/D)+(\mu-\sigma_V^2/2)T}{\sigma_V\sqrt T}

Traps to remember

  • Forgetting the 12Οƒ2fxx\tfrac12\sigma^2 f_{xx} term.

  • Applying risk-neutral drift rr in a real-world projection.

  • Using the CIR formula when Feller's condition fails and rates hit zero.

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