18.642 | Fall 2024 | Undergraduate

Topics in Mathematics with Applications in Finance

Week 13

Lecture 23

Guest lecture with John Hull, University of Toronto

Video description: John Hull, a distinguished expert in derivatives and machine learning, shared his extensive journey from mathematics to applying machine learning in finance, emphasizing its transformative role in the current industrial revolution. He explained core machine learning concepts, including supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning, illustrated with practical examples like neural networks for option pricing and reinforcement learning for decision-making, highlighting both theoretical foundations and real-world applications such as hedging strategies that reduce transaction costs and improve risk management.

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