Professional financial computing using Excel and VBA / / Humphrey K.K. Tung, Donny C.F. Lai, and Michael C.S. Wong ; with Stephen Ng

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811234803321
• Autore: Tung Humphrey K. K (Humphrey Kwong Kwai)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2010
• ISBN: 9786613401502; 9781118179086; 1118179080; 9781283401500; 1283401509; 9781118390405; 1118390407; 9781118179062; 1118179064
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (365 p.)
• Collana: [Wiley finance]
• Altri autori (Persone): LaiDonny C. F; WongMichael C. S (Michael Chak Sham)
• Disciplina: 332.0285536
• Soggetti: Finance - Data processing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Series statement from jacket.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Professional Financial Computing Using Excel & VBA; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Financial Engineering and Computing; 1.1 Financial Engineering and Spreadsheet Modeling; 1.2 Lehman Brothers' Products for Retail Investors; 1.3 Risk Management and Basel II; 1.4 About the Book; 1.5. Chapter Highlights; 1.6 Other Remarks; CHAPTER 2: The GARCH(1,1) Model; 2.1. The Model; 2.2. Excel Implementation; 2.3. Excel Plus VBA Implementation; CHAPTER 3: Finite Difference Methods; 3.1. Difference Equations; 3.2. Excel Implementation; 3.3. VBA Implementation; 3.4. Crank-Nicholson Scheme; CHAPTER 4: Portfolio Mean-Variance Optimization4.1. Portfolio Selection; 4.2. Excel Implementation; 4.3. Excel Plus VBA Implementation; CHAPTER 5: Newton-Raphson Method; 5.1. Newton-Raphson Method for Systems of Equations; 5.2. VBA Routine; CHAPTER 6: Yield Curve Construction Using Cubic Spline; 6.1. Cubic Spline ; Interpolation; 6.2. Yield Curve Construction; 6.3. Excel Plus VBA Implementation; CHAPTER 7: Binomial Option Pricing Model; 7.1. Risk-Neutral Option Pricing and the Binomial Tree; 7.2. VBA Implementation; CHAPTER 8: The Black-Derman-Toy Model; 8.1. The Term Structure Model and the Black-Derman-Toy Tree8.2. Excel Plus VBA Implementation; CHAPTER 9: Monte Carlo Option Pricing; 9.1. TheMonte Carlo Method; 9.2. Risk-Neutral Valuation; 9.3. VBA Implementation; 9.4. Exotic Options; 9.5. American Options; CHAPTER 10: Portfolio Value-at-Risk; 10.1. Portfolio Risk Simulation; 10.2. Monte Carlo Simulation for Multiple-Asset Portfolios; 10.3. Historical Simulation for Multiple-Asset Portfolios; 10.4. VBA Implementation of Portfolio Risk Simulation; 10.5. Drill Down of Portfolio Risk; CHAPTER 11: The Hull-White Model; 11.1. Hull-White Trinomial Tree11.2. Excel Plus VBA Implementation; 11.3. The General Hull-White Model; 11.4. Implementation of the General Hull-White Model; CHAPTER 12: CreditMetrics Model; 12.1. The CreditMetrics Model; 12.2. Individual (Segregate) Asset Valuation Framework; 12.3 Monte Carlo Simulation in Detail; 12.4. Excel and VBA Implementation; CHAPTER 13: KMV-Merton Model; 13.1. KMV-Merton Model of Credit Risk; 13.2. Excel and VBA Implementation; APPENDIX A: VBA Programming; A.1 Introduction; A.2 A Brief History of VBA; A.3 Essential Excel Elements for VBA; A.3.1 Excel Cell Reference; A.3.2 Excel Defined NamesA.3.3 Excel Worksheet Functions; A.4 The VBA Development Environment (VBE); A.4.1 The Developer Tab in the Ribbon; A.4.2 The Windows of VBE; A.4.3 The Project Explorer; A.4.4 The VBA Project Structure; A.4.5 The Procedure to Create a VBA Subroutine; A.4.6 The Procedure to Create a VBA Function; A.5 Basic VBA Programming Concepts; A.5.1 Variables and Data Types; A.5.2 Declaration and Assignment Statements; A.5.3 Flow Control Statements; A.6 VBA Arrays; A.7 Using Worksheet Matrix Functions in VBA; A.8 Summary; APPENDIX B: The Excel Object Model; APPENDIX C: VBA Debugging Tools
• Sommario/riassunto: ""Professional Financial Computing Using Excel and VBA is an admirable exposition that bridges the theoretical underpinnings of financial engineering and its application which usually appears as a ""black-box"" software application. The book opens the black-box and reveals the architecture of risk-modeling and financial engineering based on industry-standard stochastic models by utilizing Excel and VBA functionality to create a robust and practical modeling tool-kit. Financial engineering professionals who purchase this book will have a jumpstart advantage for their customized financial