Computational Finance: Numerical Methods for Pricing Financial Instruments (Quantitative Finance) - Hardcover

Levy DPhil University Of Oxford, George

 
9780750657228: Computational Finance: Numerical Methods for Pricing Financial Instruments (Quantitative Finance)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0750657227 ISBN 13: 9780750657228
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004

Synopsis

Computational Finance presents a modern computational approach to mathematical finance within the Windows environment, and contains financial algorithms, mathematical proofs and computer code in C/C++. The author illustrates how numeric components can be developed which allow financial routines to be easily called by the complete range of Windows applications, such as Excel, Borland Delphi, Visual Basic and Visual C++.

These components permit software developers to call mathematical finance functions more easily than in corresponding packages. Although these packages may offer the advantage of interactive interfaces, it is not easy or computationally efficient to call them programmatically as a component of a larger system. The components are therefore well suited to software developers who want to include finance routines into a new application.

Typical readers are expected to have a knowledge of calculus, differential equations, statistics, Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic, C++ and HTML.

  • Enables reader to incorporate advanced financial modelling techniques in Windows compatible software
  • Aids the development of bespoke software solutions covering GARCH volatility modelling, derivative pricing with Partial Differential Equations, VAR, bond and stock options

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About the Author

George Levy currently works as a quantitative analyst at RWE, and has provided technical consultancy to numerous financial institutions, In addition he has also published articles on numerical modelling, mathematical finance and software engineering. He is the author of Computational Finance: Numerical Methods for Pricing Financial Derivatives. His interests include: Monte Carlo simulation, Microsoft technologies and derivative valuation.

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The book covers financial engineering with an emphasis on computational/numerical methods and software development

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Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0750657227
ISBN 13 
9780750657228
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
460