I’ve recently become very interested in the aforementioned topics and I am trying to get my hands on as much reading material as I can. Can anybody recommend some solid reading?
The field you are referring to is Financial Engineering. http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Financial-Engineering-Academic-Advanced/dp/0123735742/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313011294&sr=8-1 is a good book. Your math has to be at a pretty high level to follow most of it though (Engineering/math/stats/actuarial background is a pre-requisite)
This is fantastic! Thanks!