Mastering Python for Finance
| By: | James Ma Weiming |
| Publisher: | Packt Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9781784394516 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781784397876 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2015 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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.What you will learn
- Perform interactive computing with IPython Notebook
- Solve linear equations of financial models and perform ordinary least squares regression
- Explore nonlinear modeling and solutions for optimum points using rootfinding algorithms and solvers
- Discover different types of numerical procedures used in pricing options
- Model fixedincome instruments with bonds and interest rates
- Manage big data with NoSQL and perform analytics with Hadoop
- Build a highfrequency algorithmic trading platform with Python
- Create an eventdriven backtesting tool and measure your strategies