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Oct 03, 2026
3.1 Options, Futures & Markets
pillar-derivative-pricing
options-fundamentals
markets
payoff-diagrams
index-hub
entry-point
Sep 12, 2026
3.1.1 What Is a Derivative? From Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
options-fundamentals
intuition
forwards
no-prior-knowledge
Oct 03, 2026
3.1.2 Options Mechanics & Payoff Diagrams
pillar-derivative-pricing
options-fundamentals
payoffs
moneyness
intrinsic-time-value
Oct 03, 2026
3.1.3 Markets, Products & Contract Mechanics
pillar-derivative-pricing
options-fundamentals
exchange-vs-otc
contract-specification
margin
cost-of-carry
Sep 12, 2026
3.1.4 No-Arbitrage Bounds, Parity & Early Exercise
pillar-derivative-pricing
options-fundamentals
put-call-parity
price-bounds
early-exercise
arbitrage
Sep 12, 2026
3.1.5 Failure Modes & Real-World Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
options-fundamentals
basis-risk
hedging-friction
margin
model-risk
Sep 12, 2026
3.1.6 Trading Strategies & Hedging Basics (Advanced Extensions)
pillar-derivative-pricing
options-fundamentals
spreads
straddles
hedging
structured-notes
Oct 03, 2026
3.2 No-Arbitrage & the Binomial Model
pillar-derivative-pricing
no-arbitrage-and-binomial
binomial-trees
risk-neutral-measure
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.2.1 No-Arbitrage from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
no-arbitrage-and-binomial
intuition
replication
delta-hedging
Oct 03, 2026
3.2.2 No-Arbitrage, the Risk-Neutral Measure & State Prices
pillar-derivative-pricing
no-arbitrage-and-binomial
risk-neutral-measure
martingale
state-prices
Sep 12, 2026
3.2.3 Binomial Trees & Convergence to Black–Scholes
pillar-derivative-pricing
no-arbitrage-and-binomial
crr
convergence
discrete-error
Sep 12, 2026
3.2.4 The Fundamental Theorems of Asset Pricing
pillar-derivative-pricing
no-arbitrage-and-binomial
fundamental-theorems
completeness
state-prices
Sep 12, 2026
3.2.5 Failure Modes & Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
no-arbitrage-and-binomial
failure-modes
early-exercise
discretization-error
Sep 12, 2026
3.2.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
no-arbitrage-and-binomial
american-options
optimal-stopping
continuous-time
Sep 12, 2026
3.3 Black–Scholes–Merton
pillar-derivative-pricing
black-scholes-merton
options-pricing
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.3.1 Black–Scholes–Merton from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
black-scholes-merton
intuition
replication
Sep 12, 2026
3.3.2 The BSM PDE, Its Derivation & the Feynman–Kac Bridge
pillar-derivative-pricing
black-scholes-merton
pde
feynman-kac
girsanov
Sep 12, 2026
3.3.3 The European Pricing Formulas (Closed Forms, Dividends, FX, Futures)
pillar-derivative-pricing
black-scholes-merton
closed-form
put-call-parity
black-76
Oct 03, 2026
3.3.4 The Greeks & Dynamic Hedging (Full Sensitivity Lookup)
pillar-derivative-pricing
black-scholes-merton
greeks
delta-hedging
gamma-theta
Sep 12, 2026
3.3.5 Failure Modes & Real-World Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
black-scholes-merton
failure-modes
volatility
hedging-friction
Sep 12, 2026
3.3.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
black-scholes-merton
stochastic-volatility
jump-diffusion
american-options
numerical-methods
Oct 03, 2026
3.4 Volatility Surfaces & Smiles
pillar-derivative-pricing
volatility-surfaces-and-smiles
implied-volatility
local-volatility
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.4.1 The Volatility Surface from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
volatility-surfaces-and-smiles
intuition
implied-volatility
skew
Sep 12, 2026
3.4.2 Implied vs Local Volatility
pillar-derivative-pricing
volatility-surfaces-and-smiles
local-volatility
dupire
implied-volatility
Sep 12, 2026
3.4.3 Surface Models
pillar-derivative-pricing
volatility-surfaces-and-smiles
svi
variance-swap
sticky-rules
arbitrage-free
Sep 12, 2026
3.4.4 Advanced Dynamics
pillar-derivative-pricing
volatility-surfaces-and-smiles
skew-dynamics
heston
sabr
forward-skew
Sep 12, 2026
3.4.5 Failure Modes & Real-World Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
volatility-surfaces-and-smiles
failure-modes
arbitrage
forward-skew
model-risk
Sep 12, 2026
3.4.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
volatility-surfaces-and-smiles
heston
sabr
fourier-pricing
calibration
rough-volatility
Oct 03, 2026
3.5 Advanced Volatility - Heston, SABR & Stochastic-Vol Dynamics
pillar-derivative-pricing
advanced-volatility-heston-sabr
heston
sabr
stochastic-volatility
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.5.1 Advanced Volatility from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
advanced-volatility-heston-sabr
intuition
stochastic-volatility
smile
Sep 12, 2026
3.5.2 The Heston Model
pillar-derivative-pricing
advanced-volatility-heston-sabr
heston
characteristic-function
fourier-pricing
cir-process
Sep 12, 2026
3.5.3 SABR & the Short-Expiration Asymptotics
pillar-derivative-pricing
advanced-volatility-heston-sabr
sabr
asymptotics
smile
medvedev-scaillet
Oct 03, 2026
3.5.4 Stochastic-Vol Dynamics
pillar-derivative-pricing
advanced-volatility-heston-sabr
vol-of-vol
bergomi-guyon
skew-stickiness
forward-variance
Sep 12, 2026
3.5.5 Failure Modes & Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
advanced-volatility-heston-sabr
calibration
discretisation
feller-condition
model-risk
hedging
Sep 12, 2026
3.5.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
advanced-volatility-heston-sabr
jumps
forward-variance
local-stochastic-volatility
rough-volatility
vix
Sep 12, 2026
3.6 American Options & Optimal Stopping
pillar-derivative-pricing
american-options
optimal-stopping
free-boundary
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.6.1 American Options from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
american-options
intuition
early-exercise
optimal-stopping
Sep 12, 2026
3.6.2 Optimal-Stopping Theory
pillar-derivative-pricing
american-options
optimal-stopping
snell-envelope
martingale
Sep 12, 2026
3.6.3 Analytic Approximations
pillar-derivative-pricing
american-options
barone-adesi-whaley
bjerksund-stensland
perpetual-options
closed-form
Sep 12, 2026
3.6.4 The Free Boundary & the Linear-Complementarity Problem
pillar-derivative-pricing
american-options
free-boundary
variational-inequality
linear-complementarity
smooth-pasting
Sep 12, 2026
3.6.5 Failure Modes & Real-World Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
american-options
failure-modes
maturity-error
discrete-exercise
Sep 12, 2026
3.6.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
american-options
monte-carlo
longstaff-schwartz
duality
stochastic-mesh
Sep 12, 2026
3.7 Exotic & Path-Dependent Options
pillar-derivative-pricing
exotic-options
path-dependent-options
monte-carlo
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.7.1 Exotic & Path-Dependent Options from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
exotic-options
path-dependent-options
intuition
monte-carlo
Sep 12, 2026
3.7.2 Barriers & Digital (Binary) Options
pillar-derivative-pricing
exotic-options
barriers
binary-options
reflection-principle
Sep 12, 2026
3.7.3 Lookbacks & Asian (Average-Rate) Options
pillar-derivative-pricing
exotic-options
lookback
asian-options
turnbull-wakeman
Sep 12, 2026
3.7.4 Compound, Chooser, Quanto, Exchange & Spread Options
pillar-derivative-pricing
exotic-options
compound-options
chooser
quanto
margrabe
spread-options
Sep 12, 2026
3.7.5 Failure Modes & Real-World Practice for Exotics
pillar-derivative-pricing
exotic-options
failure-modes
monte-carlo
discrete-monitoring
greeks
Sep 12, 2026
3.7.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
exotic-options
monte-carlo
control-variates
longstaff-schwartz
brownian-bridge
Sep 12, 2026
3.8 Numerical Methods
pillar-derivative-pricing
numerical-methods
finite-difference
monte-carlo
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.8.1 Numerical Methods from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
numerical-methods
intuition
discretisation
Sep 12, 2026
3.8.2 Finite-Difference Methods for the BSM PDE
pillar-derivative-pricing
numerical-methods
finite-difference
stability
crank-nicolson
Sep 12, 2026
3.8.3 Monte Carlo Pricing
pillar-derivative-pricing
numerical-methods
monte-carlo
sample-paths
path-dependent
Sep 12, 2026
3.8.4 Variance Reduction & Monte Carlo Efficiency
pillar-derivative-pricing
numerical-methods
monte-carlo
variance-reduction
importance-sampling
Sep 12, 2026
3.8.5 Failure Modes & Numerical Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
numerical-methods
failure-modes
stability
accuracy
Sep 12, 2026
3.8.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
numerical-methods
american-options
adi
quasi-monte-carlo
Sep 12, 2026
3.9 Interest Rate & Term Structure
pillar-derivative-pricing
interest-rates
term-structure
short-rate-models
hjm
market-models
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.9.1 Interest Rates & Term Structure from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
interest-rates
term-structure
intuition
forward-rates
Sep 12, 2026
3.9.2 Bonds, the Yield Curve & Forward Rates
pillar-derivative-pricing
interest-rates
yield-curve
forward-rates
zero-coupon-bonds
Sep 12, 2026
3.9.3 Short-Rate Models
pillar-derivative-pricing
interest-rates
vasicek
cir
hull-white
affine-term-structure
market-price-of-risk
Sep 12, 2026
3.9.4 Numeraire Change, the HJM Framework & Market Models (LFM/LMM, BGM)
pillar-derivative-pricing
interest-rates
numeraire
forward-measure
hjm
libor-market-model
bgm
black-76
Sep 12, 2026
3.9.5 Failure Modes & Real-World Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
interest-rates
failure-modes
negative-rates
multi-curve
calibration
Sep 12, 2026
3.9.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
interest-rates
multi-curve
smile
local-volatility
stochastic-volatility
sabr
calibration
uncertain-parameter
Sep 12, 2026
3.10 Counterparty Risk & xVA
pillar-derivative-pricing
counterparty-risk
xva
credit-value-adjustment
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.10.1 Counterparty Risk & xVA from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
counterparty-risk
xva
intuition
exposure
Sep 12, 2026
3.10.2 Exposure, Netting & Margin
pillar-derivative-pricing
counterparty-risk
exposure
netting
collateral
initial-margin
Sep 12, 2026
3.10.3 CVA & DVA
pillar-derivative-pricing
counterparty-risk
cva
dva
bilateral-credit
Sep 12, 2026
3.10.4 FVA & MVA
pillar-derivative-pricing
counterparty-risk
xva
fva
mva
funding
Sep 12, 2026
3.10.5 Failure Modes & Real-World Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
counterparty-risk
xva
wrong-way-risk
failure-modes
jump-to-default
Sep 12, 2026
3.10.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
counterparty-risk
xva
basel-capital
wrong-way-risk
xva-desk
Sep 12, 2026
3.11 Calibration & Market Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
calibration-and-market-practice
calibration
model-risk
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.11.1 Calibration from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
calibration-and-market-practice
intuition
model-calibration
Sep 12, 2026
3.11.2 The Calibration Problem
pillar-derivative-pricing
calibration-and-market-practice
objective-function
regularization
least-squares
overfitting
Oct 03, 2026
3.11.3 Calibrating Local Volatility
pillar-derivative-pricing
calibration-and-market-practice
local-volatility
dupire
gatheral
Sep 12, 2026
3.11.4 Calibrating Stochastic Volatility
pillar-derivative-pricing
calibration-and-market-practice
stochastic-volatility
heston
sabr
non-identifiability
ridge
Oct 03, 2026
3.11.5 Failure Modes & Desk Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
calibration-and-market-practice
failure-modes
ill-posed
market-data
conventions
Sep 12, 2026
3.11.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
calibration-and-market-practice
svi
libor-market-model
cascade-calibration
desk-practice
Oct 03, 2026
3.12 Rough Volatility & Fractional Models
pillar-derivative-pricing
rough-volatility-and-fractional-models
fractional-brownian-motion
hurst-exponent
rough-bergomi
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.12.1 Rough Volatility from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
rough-volatility-and-fractional-models
intuition
fractional-brownian-motion
hurst-exponent
Sep 12, 2026
3.12.2 The rBergomi Model
pillar-derivative-pricing
rough-volatility-and-fractional-models
rough-bergomi
forward-variance
volterra-process
atm-skew
Sep 12, 2026
3.12.3 Fractional Brownian Motion & Derivations
pillar-derivative-pricing
rough-volatility-and-fractional-models
fractional-brownian-motion
hurst-exponent
self-similarity
bergomi-guyon
Sep 12, 2026
3.12.4 Hurst Estimation & Rough-Vol Simulation
pillar-derivative-pricing
rough-volatility-and-fractional-models
hurst-exponent
variogram
hybrid-scheme
simulation
Sep 12, 2026
3.12.5 Failure Modes & Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
rough-volatility-and-fractional-models
calibration
discretisation
long-memory
model-risk
monte-carlo
Sep 12, 2026
3.12.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
rough-volatility-and-fractional-models
rough-heston
markovian-lift
vix
hawkes-process
Oct 03, 2026
3.13 Local-Stochastic Volatility - The Leverage Function, Markovian Projection & the Particle Method
pillar-derivative-pricing
local-stochastic-volatility-models
local-stochastic-volatility
leverage-function
markovian-projection
particle-method
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.13.1 Local-Stochastic Volatility from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
local-stochastic-volatility-models
intuition
local-volatility
stochastic-volatility
leverage-function
Sep 12, 2026
3.13.2 Markovian Projection & the Leverage Function
pillar-derivative-pricing
local-stochastic-volatility-models
markovian-projection
gyongy
dupire
leverage-function
fokker-planck
Sep 12, 2026
3.13.3 The Particle Method
pillar-derivative-pricing
local-stochastic-volatility-models
particle-method
mckean-vlasov
monte-carlo
leverage-function
calibration
Sep 12, 2026
3.13.4 The Fokker–Planck / McKean–Vlasov Route
pillar-derivative-pricing
local-stochastic-volatility-models
fokker-planck
mckean-vlasov
forward-pde
leverage-function
lipton
Sep 12, 2026
3.13.5 Failure Modes & Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
local-stochastic-volatility-models
failure-modes
calibration
gauge-freedom
model-risk
usable-models
Sep 12, 2026
3.13.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
local-stochastic-volatility-models
lsvj
forward-variance
rough-volatility
lsv-lmm
neural-calibration
advanced
Oct 03, 2026
3.14 Deep Hedging & BSDEs - Convex Risk Minimisation, the BSDE Backbone & Deep Solvers
pillar-derivative-pricing
deep-hedging-and-bsdes
deep-hedging
bsde
convex-risk-measures
incomplete-markets
deep-learning
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.14.1 Deep Hedging from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
deep-hedging-and-bsdes
intuition
incomplete-markets
hedging
replication
Sep 12, 2026
3.14.2 Convex Risk Measures & the Deep-Hedging Objective
pillar-derivative-pricing
deep-hedging-and-bsdes
convex-risk-measures
cvar
entropic-risk
exponential-utility
hedging
Sep 12, 2026
3.14.3 The BSDE Backbone & Nonlinear Feynman–Kac
pillar-derivative-pricing
deep-hedging-and-bsdes
bsde
nonlinear-feynman-kac
pardoux-peng
quadratic-bsde
g-expectation
Sep 12, 2026
3.14.4 Deep BSDE & Deep Galerkin Solvers
pillar-derivative-pricing
deep-hedging-and-bsdes
deep-bsde
deep-galerkin
neural-networks
stochastic-control
high-dimensional-pde
Sep 12, 2026
3.14.5 Failure Modes & Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
deep-hedging-and-bsdes
model-risk
training-instability
transaction-costs
discretisation
hedging
Sep 12, 2026
3.14.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
deep-hedging-and-bsdes
transaction-costs
leland
robust-hedging
high-dimensional
reinforcement-learning
frontier
Oct 03, 2026
3.15 Path Signatures & Rough Paths: Iterated Integrals, Chen's Identity & the Signature of a Path
pillar-derivative-pricing
path-signatures-and-rough-paths
signature
iterated-integrals
rough-paths
log-signature
signature-kernel
machine-learning
index-hub
Sep 12, 2026
3.15.1 Path Signatures from Zero
pillar-derivative-pricing
path-signatures-and-rough-paths
intuition
iterated-integrals
signature
Sep 12, 2026
3.15.2 The Signature Algebra
pillar-derivative-pricing
path-signatures-and-rough-paths
chens-identity
shuffle-product
iterated-integrals
tensor-algebra
Sep 12, 2026
3.15.3 The Log-Signature, the Free Lie Algebra & Signature Uniqueness
pillar-derivative-pricing
path-signatures-and-rough-paths
log-signature
free-lie-algebra
levy-area
signature-uniqueness
Sep 12, 2026
3.15.4 Rough Path Theory
pillar-derivative-pricing
path-signatures-and-rough-paths
rough-paths
p-variation
levy-area
extension-theorem
Sep 12, 2026
3.15.5 Failure Modes & Practice
pillar-derivative-pricing
path-signatures-and-rough-paths
lead-lag
time-augmentation
geometric-rough-paths
signature-hedging
Sep 12, 2026
3.15.6 Advanced Extensions
pillar-derivative-pricing
path-signatures-and-rough-paths
expected-signature
signature-kernel
machine-learning
rough-volatility
Sep 12, 2026
Pillar 3: Derivative Pricing and Structuring
pillar-derivative-pricing
derivatives
options
black-scholes
volatility
xva
calibration