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Marek Rutkowski is a member of the Applied Mathematics Research Group, focusing on Financial Mathematics through Stochastic Analysis. His research interests primarily involve modeling financial markets and pricing derivatives contracts, with an aim to understand risks within these frameworks. His work has significant implications for investment banks, hedge funds, and financial institutions worldwide. Specific research focuses on exotic options, interest rate derivatives, credit derivatives, stochastic volatility modelling, and multi-person game options. He addresses issues around hedging financial derivatives, funding costs, and counterparty credit risk, among others. Rutkowski's current research is concentrated on nonlinear arbitrage pricing theory and nonlinear optimal stopping problems, with applications in valuing American game options and considering financial market frictions. He has co-authored multiple influential monographs and served on editorial boards for several prominent journals in finance and applied mathematics. His work aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strengths, contributing to understanding fundamental laws of nature and complex systems. He has supervised numerous postgraduate students through successful PhD completions in various complex financial topics.
University of Sydney • Sydney, Australia
Professor in the Applied Mathematics Research Group focusing on Financial Mathematics.
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