1st Edition
by Ed McCarthy (Author)
Graduate from Excel to MATLAB® to keep up with the evolution of finance data
Foundations of Computational Finance with MATLAB®
is an introductory text for both finance professionals looking to
branch out from the spreadsheet, and for programmers who wish to learn
more about finance. As financial data grows in volume and complexity,
its very nature has changed to the extent that traditional financial
calculators and spreadsheet programs are simply no longer enough.
Today’s analysts need more powerful data solutions with more
customization and visualization capabilities, and MATLAB provides all of
this and more in an easy-to-learn skillset.
This book walks you
through the basics, and then shows you how to stretch your new skills to
create customized solutions. Part I demonstrates MATLAB’s capabilities
as they apply to traditional finance concepts, and PART II shows you how
to create interactive and reusable code, link with external data
sources, communicate graphically, and more.
- Master MATLAB’s basic operations including matrices, arrays, and flexible data structures
- Learn how to build your own customized solutions when the built-ins just won’t do
- Learn how to handle financial data and industry-specific variables including risk and uncertainty
- Adopt more accurate modeling practices for portfolios, options, time series, and more
MATLAB
is an integrated development environment that includes everything you
need in one well-designed user interface. Available Toolboxes provide
tested algorithms that save you hours of code, and the skills you learn
using MATLAB make it easier to learn additional languages if you choose
to do so. Financial firms are catching up to universities in MATLAB
usage, so this is skill set that will follow you throughout your career.
When you’re ready to step into the new age of finance, Foundations of Computational Finance with MATLAB provides the expert instruction you need to get started quickly.
