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Book Information:

Authors: Paul Malliavin and Anton Thalmaier
Title: Stochastic calculus of variations in mathematical finance
Additional book information: Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2006, xii+142 pp., ISBN 978-3-540-43431-3, US$59.95$

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  • Review Information:

    Reviewer: David Nualart
    Affiliation: Kansas University
    Email: nualart@math.ku.edu
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 44 (2007), 487-492
    Published electronically: April 10, 2007
    Review copyright: © Copyright 2007 American Mathematical Society
    The copyright for this article reverts to public domain 28 years after publication.