過去20年衍生資產的激增是史無前例的。隨著衍生產品的增長，金融機構、機構投資者和公司需要使用復雜的定量技術來充分利用這些新金融工具的范圍。學術研究對我們對衍生資產和市場的理解作出了重大貢獻。衍生資產市場的增長伴隨著科學研究量的相應增長。

The proliferation of derivative assets during the past two decades is unprecedented. With this growth in derivatives comes the need for financial institutions, institutional investors, and corporations to use sophisticated quantitative techniques to take full advantage of the spectrum of these new financial instruments. Academic research has significantly contributed to our understanding of derivative assets and markets. The growth of derivative asset markets has been accompanied by a commensurate growth in the volume of scientific research.