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Probability Theory on Coin Toss Space

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Stochastic Calculus for Finance I

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A finite probability space is used to model a situation in which a random experiment with finitely many possible outcomes is conducted. In the context of the binomial model of the previous chapter, we tossed a coin a finite number of times.

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Shreve, S.E. (2005). Probability Theory on Coin Toss Space. In: Stochastic Calculus for Finance I. Springer Finance. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-22527-2_2

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