Bergische Universität Wuppertal Fachbereich Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Angewandte Mathematik - Numerische Analysis

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Numerical Pricing of American Options with Penalty Methods

Masterarbeit Wirtschaftsmathematik

Master's Thesis in Financial Mathematics, Halmstad University, Sweden

Supervision

• Prof. Dr. Matthias Ehrhardt

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