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Numerical Methods in Finance and Economics: A MATLAB-Based Introduction (Statistics in Practice)
Paolo Brandimarte Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471745030 |
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A state-of-the-art introduction to the powerful mathematical and statistical tools used in the field of financeThe use of mathematical models and numerical techniques is a practice employed by a growing number of applied mathematicians working on applications in finance. Reflecting this development, Numerical Methods in Finance and Economics: A MATLAB®-Based Introduction, Second Edition bridges the gap between financial theory and computational practice while showing readers how to utilize MATLAB®the powerful numerical computing environmentfor financial applications.
The author provides an essential foundation in finance and numerical analysis in addition to background material for students from both engineering and economics perspectives. A wide range of topics is covered, including standard numerical analysis methods, Monte Carlo methods to simulate systems affected by significant uncertainty, and optimization methods to find an optimal set of decisions.
Among this book's most outstanding features is the integration of MATLAB®, which helps students and practitioners solve relevant problems in finance, such as portfolio management and derivatives pricing. This tutorial is useful in connecting theory with practice in the application of classical numerical methods and advanced methods, while illustrating underlying algorithmic concepts in concrete terms.
Newly featured in the Second Edition:
Numerical Methods in Finance and Economics: A MATLAB®-Based Introduction, Second Edition presents basic treatments and more specialized literature, and it also uses algebraic languages, such as AMPL©, to connect the pencil-and-paper statement of an optimization model with its solution by a software library. Offering computational practice in both financial engineering and economics fields, this book equips practitioners with the necessary techniques to measure and manage risk.
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Great book for quants.......2007-09-30
Like it, just what I need.......2007-05-23
Misssing the new stuff, still good on the old methods.......2007-04-19
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Numerical Methods in Finance: A MATLAB-Based Introduction
Paolo Brandimarte Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471396869 |
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Balanced coverage of the methodology and theory of numerical methods in financeNumerical Methods in Finance bridges the gap between financial theory and computational practice while helping students and practitioners exploit MATLAB for financial applications.
Paolo Brandimarte covers the basics of finance and numerical analysis and provides background material that suits the needs of students from both financial engineering and economics perspectives. Classical numerical analysis methods; optimization, including less familiar topics such as stochastic and integer programming; simulation, including low discrepancy sequences; and partial differential equations are covered in detail. Extensive illustrative examples of the application of all of these methodologies are also provided.
The text is primarily focused on MATLAB-based application, but also includes descriptions of other readily available toolboxes that are relevant to finance. Helpful appendices on the basics of MATLAB and probability theory round out this balanced coverage. Accessible for students-yet still a useful reference for practitioners-Numerical Methods in Finance offers an expert introduction to powerful tools in finance.
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This book integrates the topics of numerical methods, financial problem solving, and MATLAB programming into one balanced treatment. Its tutorial approach features MATLAB examples as a means of illustrating the concepts in practical, every day financial problems.Customer Reviews:
Too much introductive.......2003-04-08
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An Introduction to Wavelets and Other Filtering Methods in Finance and Economics
Ramazan Gençay , Faruk Selçuk , and Brandon Whitcher Manufacturer: Academic Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0122796705 |
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An Introduction to Wavelets and Other Filtering Methods in Finance and Economics presents a unified view of filtering techniques with a special focus on wavelet analysis in finance and economics. It emphasizes the methods and explanations of the theory that underlies them. It also concentrates on exactly what wavelet analysis (and filtering methods in general) can reveal about a time series. It offers testing issues which can be performed with wavelets in conjunction with the multi-resolution analysis. The descriptive focus of the book avoids proofs and provides easy access to a wide spectrum of parametric and nonparametric filtering methods. Examples and empirical applications will show readers the capabilities, advantages, and disadvantages of each method.Customer Reviews:
The Guide.......2001-12-24
Discussison of these relatively advanced topics is very simple and clear without sacrificing important details. Highly recommended.
Easy to understand!.......2001-10-27
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Quantitative Methods in Derivatives Pricing: An Introduction to Computational Finance
Domingo Tavella Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471394475 |
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This book presents a cogent description of the main methodologies used in derivatives pricing. Starting with a summary of the elements of Stochastic Calculus, Quantitative Methods in Derivatives Pricing develops the fundamental tools of financial engineering, such as scenario generation, simulation for European instruments, simulation for American instruments, and finite differences in an intuitive and practical manner, with an abundance of practical examples and case studies. Intended primarily as an introductory graduate textbook in computational finance, this book will also serve as a reference for practitioners seeking basic information on alternative pricing methodologies.Domingo Tavella is President of Octanti Associates, a consulting firm in risk management and financial systems design. He is the founder and chief editor of the Journal of Computational Finance and has pioneered the application of advanced numerical techniques in pricing and risk analysis in the financial and insurance industries. Tavella coauthored Pricing Financial Instruments: The Finite Difference Method. He holds a PhD in aeronautical engineering from Stanford University and an MBA in finance from the University of California at Berkeley.
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sloppy editing, little additional material over previous work.......2007-10-24
Computational finance: Tavella.......2005-03-27
The proof is in the reading!.......2002-08-14
John O'Brien, Executive Director MFE Program, U.C. Berkeley
Excellent Reference for Computational Finance.......2002-08-09
The author not only presents the methodologies, but he also tells the readers their limitations. This book is also a good resource for basics of stochastic processes most commonly needed in practice. I think the book is beneficial both to practitioners and students who really wants to consider financial engineering as a career.
Excellent resource.......2002-08-06
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Modeling the Environment: An Introduction To System Dynamics Modeling Of Environmental Systems
Andrew Ford Manufacturer: Island Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1559636017 |
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Modeling the Environment is the first introductory textbook for a technique of rapidly growing importance. It requires little or no mathematical background, and is appropriate for undergraduate environmental students as well as professionals new to modelling. Developed from the author's own introductory course, it is classroom-tested and represents an important contribution to the field of system dynamics.
Modeling techniques that allow managers and researchers to see in advance the consequences of actions and policies are becoming increasingly important to environmental management. The models produced are vital analytical tools that aid the policy-setting and implementation process, and help us to understand how environmental systems respond to management interventions.
Modeling the Environment is a basic introduction to one of the most widely known and used modeling techniques, system dynamics. The book is designed to build the skills of students as they progress from learning fundamental ideas to constructing models of increasing complexity. Written in a clear and comprehensible style, the book:
In addition, the book contains more than 300 figures and model illustrations, and provides a guide to an interactive website where students can use the text to "navigate" management flight simulators ? models of both real and hypothetical systems developed by the author. The book also contains appendixes that help students review the necessary math, and which provide additional concepts and exercises for further study.
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Great Book for Anyone.......2006-12-12
Great interdisciplinary book on environmental modeling.......2000-05-24
Modeling the Environment.......2000-04-24
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An Introduction to Econophysics: Correlations and Complexity in Finance
Rosario N. Mantegna , and H. Eugene Stanley Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0521620082 |
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Statistical physics concepts such as stochastic dynamics, short- and long-range correlations, self-similarity and scaling, permit an understanding of the global behavior of economic systems without first having to work out a detailed microscopic description of the system. This pioneering text explores the use of these concepts in the description of financial systems, the dynamic new specialty of econophysics. The authors illustrate the scaling concepts used in probability theory, critical phenomena, and fully-developed turbulent fluids and apply them to financial time series. They also present a new stochastic model that displays several of the statistical properties observed in empirical data. Physicists will find the application of statistical physics concepts to economic systems fascinating. Economists and other financial professionals will benefit from the book's empirical analysis methods and well-formulated theoretical tools that will allow them to describe systems composed of a huge number of interacting subsystems.Customer Reviews:
Excellent Introduction.......2004-12-01
target audience not defined.......2003-09-22
Not bad, considering..........2002-08-13
The content is really a collection of quickie crib-sheets on a sundry of topics with nominally common theme: Finance.
A lot of the actually useful stuff is the author's previously published papers on price-return distributions.
Aside from his own previously published work, he has a good tutorial on the GARCH scheme though with precious little follow up reading resources for delving in deeper (or even sideways).
This book is priced far too high given its content and depth.
Look for a used copy, and do not count on the author to answer questions by email.
First in the new field.......2002-06-05
Physicists Land On Planet Economics.......2001-06-11
However, financial markets do demonstrate several of the properties that characterise complex systems. What is more, they are highly complex, open systems in which many subunits interact nonlinearly in the presence of feedback and stable governing rules. Earlier attempts to find chaos in financial data, for instance, have been disappointing exactly because the phenomenon is likely to emerge in systems which are only moderately complex. Although it cannot be ruled out that financial markets follow chaotic dynamics, econophysics assumes that asset price dynamics are stochastic processes.
A fundamental commitment of the mainline model of international finance is to theory itself, and not to data. Modelling is devoted to equipping the discipline with an underlying rational behaviour at the individual level. Yet this is at odds with the fact that financial markets are prone to collective 'irrational exuberance'. Instead, econophysics attemps to build up stochastic models that encompass essential features observed in the financial data. Now that the time evolution of many financial markets is continually monitored, it is possible to test the accuracy and predictive power of the developed models using available data. One common objection to such a practice is that it is impossible to perform large-scale experiments in economics that could falsify any given theory. The authors note that this limitation is not specific to economics, but also affects such well developed areas of physics as astrophysics, atmospheric physics, and geophysics. By analogy with the activity in these more established areas, we are able to test and falsify any theories associated with the current available sets of financial data.
Complex systems can sometimes behave in remarkable simple ways. These are reflected in power law distributions and scaling. The authors illustrate these concepts and others, and apply them to the financial time series. The book is thus useful not only for physicists but also for economists and people in the financial world. Some familiarity with probability theory or statistical physics is required, though. Economists dissatisfied with the mainline approach of their discipline will find the book opportune. The others might end up welcoming econophysics as well. After all, economists implicitly see physics as nature's economics. What is then wrong with physicists thinking of economics as social physics?
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Statistics of Financial Markets: An Introduction (Universitext)
Jürgen Franke , Wolfgang Härdle , and Christian M. Hafner Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
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ASIN: 3540216758 |
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1Statistics of Financial Markets presents in a vivid yet concise style the necessary statistical and mathematical background for Financial Engineers and introduces to the main ideas in mathematical finance and financial statistics. Topics covered are, among others, option valuation, financial time series analysis, value-at-risk, copulas, and statistics of the extremes.
The underlying structure of the book, i.e. basic tools in mathematical finance, financial time series analysis and applications to given problems of financial markets, allows the book to be used as a basis for lectures, seminars and even crash courses on the topic.
A full set of transparencies can be downloaded using the registration card at the back of the book. The registration card also allows the use of the e-book version with links to world wide computing servers.
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Great intutive introduction to stochastic calculus.......2006-06-17
Great introduction to the Value at Risk measures.......2005-10-14
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Large Sample Methods in Statistics: An Introduction with Applications
Pranab K. Sen , and Julio M. Singer Manufacturer: Chapman & Hall/CRC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0412042215 |
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This text bridges the gap between sound theoretcial developments and practical, fruitful methodology by providing solid justification for standard symptotic statistical methods. It contains a unified survey of standard large sample theory and provides access to more complex statistical models that arise in diverse practical applications.
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Multiple Attribute Decision Making: An Introduction (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)
K . Paul Yoon , and Ching-Lai Hwang Manufacturer: Sage Publications, Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0803954867 |
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Multiple attribute decision making (MADM) procedures, a process for making preference decisions over the available alternatives which are characterized by multiple (usually conflicting) attributes are useful for improving decision making in a wide range of circumstances--from professional to managerial to political. Using real-world case examples, the authors introduce the reader to normative (for optimal decisions) MADM models. Beginning in chapter 2 with and introductions to the various attributes in a decision, the authors explore how MADM methods can be used for descriptive purposes to model the existing decision-making process, noncompensatory and scoring methods, accommodation of soft data, construction of a multiple decision support system, and the validity of methods. The authors also include a presentation of the advanced procedures of TOPSIS and ELECTRE. This manual offers social scientists an encapsulated view of MADM methods, their characteristics, applicability, and the methods for solving MADM problems.Customer Reviews:
A very useful summary of leading MADM methods........1997-08-04
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Introduction to Time-Series Modeling and Forecasting in Business and Economics
Patricia E. Gaynor , and Rickey C. Kirkpatrick Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0070349134 |
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