This introductory text provides a clear understanding of the intuition behind derivatives pricing, how models are implemented, and how they are used and adapted in practice. M. Joshi covers the strengths and weaknesses of such models as stochastic volatility, jump diffusion, and variance gamma, as well as the Black-Scholes. Examples and exercises, with answers, as well as computer projects, challenge the mind and encourage learning how to become a good quantitative analyst.

《金融工程学》（第2版）重实践而不重理论，全书侧重于金融工程学的思想方法和应用实例，而不拘泥于数学推导和求解过程。全书基本上是将作者自己充分理解并在实践中印证的理论，按照一个新的框架写成的。主要内容包括金融市场、资产定价、金融工具、债券、期权等八章内容。全书并配合有许多生动的案例，也是作者这些年来仔细收录的，相信对读者会有所启发。