Mastering Python for Finance: Design and implement state-of-the-art mathematical and statistical applications used in finance

James Ma Weiming

ISBN 10: 1784394513 / ISBN 13: 9781784394516

Published by Packt Publishing 2015-04-29, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mastering Python for Finance: Design and implement state-of-the-art mathematical and statistical applications used in finance
• Publisher: Packt Publishing 2015-04-29
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784394513
• ISBN 13: 9781784394516
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

If you are an undergraduate or graduate student, a beginner to algorithmic development and research, or a software developer in the financial industry who is interested in using Python for quantitative methods in finance, this is the book for you. It would be helpful to have a bit of familiarity with basic Python usage, but no prior experience is required.

About the Author

James Ma Weiming is a software engineer based in Singapore. His studies and research are focused on financial technology, machine learning, data sciences, and computational finance. James started his career in financial services working with treasury fixed income and foreign exchange products, and fund distribution. His interests in derivatives led him to Chicago, where he worked with veteran traders of the Chicago Board of Trade to devise high-frequency, low-latency strategies to game the market. He holds an MS degree in finance from Illinois Tech's Stuart School of Business in the United States and a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Nanyang Technological University.