mathfin-writing-style
Use when polishing a Mathematical Finance (Wiley) manuscript's theorem-first exposition — definitions, numbered assumptions, theorem statements, proof sketches, appendices, notation discipline for a stochastic-analysis readership, numerical-experiment prose, and the financial-modelling intuition that accompanies each formal result.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill mathfin-writing-style --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Writing Style (mathfin-writing-style) ## When to trigger - The proofs are correct but the paper is hard to read - The introduction states results without financial modelling intuition - Definitions, assumptions, theorem numbering, or appendix references are inconsistent ## Style principles - **Define before use.** Probability space, filtration, admissible strategies, integrability, market model, and payoff objects must be explicit. - **Number assumptions and results.** Reuse labels consistently. - **State theorem scope precisely.** Hypotheses and conclusions should be visible without searching prose. - **Separate intuition from proof.** Give financial meaning before technical proof, then keep the proof self-contained. - **Use appendices deliberately.** Put long derivations there while keeping the main text focused on result, intuition, and modelling payoff. ## Theorem paragraph pattern ```text Under Assumptions (A1)-(A3), Theorem 2.1 establishes [formal result]. In financial terms, this means [pricing/hedging/risk/portfolio interpretation]. The proof combines [main tools] and is given in [location]. ``` ## Proof hygiene - Check local martingale versus true martingale claims. - St
- When to trigger
- Style principles
- Theorem paragraph pattern
- Proof hygiene
- Symbol conventions the readership expects
- Proof-sketch scaffold
- Sentence-level habits for stochastic-analysis prose
- Notation ledger
- Output format
What does the mathfin-writing-style skill do?
Use when polishing a Mathematical Finance (Wiley) manuscript's theorem-first exposition — definitions, numbered assumptions, theorem statements, proof sketches, appendices, notation discipline for a stochastic-analysis readership, numerical-experiment prose, and the financial-modelling intuition that accompanies each formal result.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill mathfin-writing-style --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.