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Quantitative Finance for Dummies

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Informationen zum Autor Steve Bell is a Quantitative Investment Researcher and Director at Research In Action. A highly experienced mathematical and statistical modeller, he is knowledgeable in energy markets and has a particular interest in systematic quantitative trading strategy development at any frequency. Klappentext An accessible, thorough introduction to quantitative financeDoes the complex world of quantitative finance make you quiver? You're not alone! It's a tough subject for even high-level financial gurus to grasp, but Quantitative Finance For Dummies offers plain-English guidance on making sense of applying mathematics to investing decisions. With this complete guide, you'll gain a solid understanding of futures, options and risk, and get up-to-speed on the most popular equations, methods, formulas and models (such as the Black-Scholes model) that are applied in quantitative finance.Also known as mathematical finance, quantitative finance is the field of mathematics applied to financial markets. It's a highly technical discipline--but almost all investment companies and hedge funds use quantitative methods. This fun and friendly guide breaks the subject of quantitative finance down to easily digestible parts, making it approachable for personal investors and finance students alike. With the help of Quantitative Finance For Dummies, you'll learn the mathematical skills necessary for success with quantitative finance, the most up-to-date portfolio and risk management applications and everything you need to know about basic derivatives pricing.* Covers the core models, formulas and methods used in quantitative finance* Includes examples and brief exercises to help augment your understanding of QF* Provides an easy-to-follow introduction to the complex world of quantitative finance* Explains how QF methods are used to define the current market value of a derivative securityWhether you're an aspiring quant or a top-tier personal investor, Quantitative Finance For Dummies is your go-to guide for coming to grips with QF/risk management. Zusammenfassung An accessible! thorough introduction to quantitative financeDoes the complex world of quantitative finance make you quiver? You're not alone! It's a tough subject for even high-level financial gurus to grasp! but Quantitative Finance For Dummies offers plain-English guidance on making sense of applying mathematics to investing decisions. With this complete guide! you'll gain a solid understanding of futures! options and risk! and get up-to-speed on the most popular equations! methods! formulas and models (such as the Black-Scholes model) that are applied in quantitative finance.Also known as mathematical finance! quantitative finance is the field of mathematics applied to financial markets. It's a highly technical discipline--but almost all investment companies and hedge funds use quantitative methods. This fun and friendly guide breaks the subject of quantitative finance down to easily digestible parts! making it approachable for personal investors and finance students alike. With the help of Quantitative Finance For Dummies! you'll learn the mathematical skills necessary for success with quantitative finance! the most up-to-date portfolio and risk management applications and everything you need to know about basic derivatives pricing.* Covers the core models! formulas and methods used in quantitative finance* Includes examples and brief exercises to help augment your understanding of QF* Provides an easy-to-follow introduction to the complex world of quantitative finance* Explains how QF methods are used to define the current market value of a derivative securityWhether you're an aspiring quant or a top-tier personal investor! Quantitative Finance For Dummies is your go-to guide for coming to grips with QF/risk management. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book ...

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1
 
Part 1: Getting Started with Quantitative Finance 5
 
CHAPTER 1: Quantitative Finance Unveiled 7
 
CHAPTER? 2: Understanding Probability and? Statistics 27
 
CHAPTER? 3: Taking a Look at Random Behaviours 45
 
Part 2: Tackling Financial Instruments 65
 
CHAPTER? 4: Sizing Up Interest Rates, Shares and? Bonds 67
 
CHAPTER? 5: Exploring Options 85
 
CHAPTER? 6: Trading Risk with Futures 99
 
Part 3: Investigating and Describing Market Behaviour 119
 
CHAPTER? 7: Reading the Market's Mood: Volatility 121
 
CHAPTER? 8: Analysing All the Data 139
 
CHAPTER? 9: Analysing Data Matrices: Principal Components 159
 
Part 4: Option Pricing 183
 
CHAPTER? 10: Examining the Binomial and Black-Scholes Pricing Models 185
 
CHAPTER? 11: Using the Greeks in the Black-Scholes Model 209
 
CHAPTER? 12: Gauging Interest-Rate Derivatives 223
 
Part 5: Risk and Portfolio Management 239
 
CHAPTER? 13: Managing Market Risk 241
 
CHAPTER? 14: Comprehending Portfolio Theory 257
 
CHAPTER? 15: Measuring Potential Losses: Value at? Risk (VaR) 275
 
Part 6: Market Trading and Strategy 291
 
CHAPTER? 16: Forecasting Markets 293
 
CHAPTER? 17: Fitting Models to Data . 313
 
CHAPTER? 18: Markets in Practice 329
 
Part 7: The Part of Tens 345
 
CHAPTER? 19: Ten Key Ideas of Quantitative Finance 347
 
CHAPTER? 20: Ten Ways to Ace Your Career in Quantitative Finance 355
 
Glossary 361
 
Index 369

Produktdetails

Autoren Steve Bell, L Jordan, L. Jordan, Lenny Jordan, Paul McCloud
Mitarbeit Pau McCloud (Herausgeber), Paul McCloud (Herausgeber)
Verlag Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
 
Sprache Englisch
Produktform Taschenbuch
Erschienen 11.03.2016
 
EAN 9781118769461
ISBN 978-1-118-76946-1
Seiten 384
Abmessung 189 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
Serien For Dummies
For Dummies
Themen Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Informatik, EDV
Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Geld, Bank, Börse
Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Betriebswirtschaft

Finanzwesen, Allg. Finanz- u. Anlagewesen, Finance & Investments, Finanz- u. Anlagewesen

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