Since the beginning of the 1990s, mathematics, and more particularly the theory of probability, have taken an increasing role in the banking and insurance industries. This motivated the authors to present here some interactions between Mathematics and Finance and their consequences at the level of research and training in France in these domains.
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Gobet, E., Pagès, G., Yor, M. (2008). Mathematics and Finance. In: Yor, M. (eds) Aspects of Mathematical Finance. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75265-3_7
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