LEADER 03436nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910828351303321 005 20230721005811.0 010 $a1-282-48309-9 010 $a9786612483097 010 $a0-470-68514-X 010 $a0-470-68275-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000006618 035 $a(EBL)480488 035 $a(OCoLC)593240044 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000337891 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11242616 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337891 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10293971 035 $a(PQKB)10187715 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC480488 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL480488 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10361316 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL248309 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000006618 100 $a20090709d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrequently asked questions in quantitative finance$b[electronic resource] $eincluding key models, important formulae, popular contracts, essays and opinions, a history of quantitative finance, sundry lists, the commonest mistakes in quant finance, brainteasers, plenty of straight-talking, the Modellers ?Manifesto and lots more /$fby Paul Wilmott 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aNew York $cWiley$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (624 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-74875-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFrequently Asked Questions In Quantitative Finance; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1 The Quantitative Finance Timeline; 2 FAQs; 3 The Financial Modelers' Manifesto; 4 Essays; 5 The Commonest Mistakes in Quantitative Finance: A Dozen Basic Lessons in Commonsense for Quants and Risk Managers and the Traders Who Rely on Them; 6 The Most Popular Probability Distributions and Their Uses in Finance; 7 Twelve Different Ways to Derive Black-Scholes; 8 Models and Equations; 9 The Black-Scholes Formulæ and the Greeks; 10 Common Contracts; 11 Popular Quant Books 327 $a12 The Most Popular Search Words and Phrases on Wilmott.com 13 Brainteasers; 14 Paul & Dominic's Guide to Getting a Quant Job; Index 330 $aGetting agreement between finance theory and finance practice is important like never before. In the last decade the derivatives business has grown to a staggering size, such that the outstanding notional of all contracts is now many multiples of the underlying world economy. No longer are derivatives for helping people control and manage their financial risks from other business and industries, no, it seems that the people are toiling away in the fields to keep the derivatives market afloat! (Apologies for the mixed metaphor!) If you work in derivatives, risk, development, trading, etc. you'd 606 $aFinance$xMathematical models 606 $aInvestments$xMathematical models 606 $aOptions (Finance)$xMathematical models 615 0$aFinance$xMathematical models. 615 0$aInvestments$xMathematical models. 615 0$aOptions (Finance)$xMathematical models. 676 $a332.60151 700 $aWilmott$b Paul$0116658 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828351303321 996 $aFrequently asked questions in quantitative finance$93962279 997 $aUNINA