Numerical Methods and Optimization in Finance
2nd Edition
Description
Computationally-intensive tools play an increasingly important role in financial decisions. Many financial problems—ranging from asset allocation to risk management and from option pricing to model calibration—can be efficiently handled using modern computational techniques. Numerical Methods and Optimization in Finance presents such computational techniques, with an emphasis on simulation and optimization, particularly so-called heuristics. This book treats quantitative analysis as an essentially computational discipline in which applications are put into software form and tested empirically.
This revised edition includes two new chapters, a self-contained tutorial on implementing and using heuristics, and an explanation of software used for testing portfolio-selection models. Postgraduate students, researchers in programs on quantitative and computational finance, and practitioners in banks and other financial companies can benefit from this second edition of Numerical Methods and Optimization in Finance.
Key Features
- Introduces numerical methods to readers with economics backgrounds
- Emphasizes core simulation and optimization problems
- Includes MATLAB and R code for all applications, with sample code in the text and freely available for download
Readership
Students (Master or PhD level) and researchers in programs on quantitative and computational finance, and also practitioners in banks and other financial companies
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
I. Fundamentals
2. Numerical Analysis in a Nutshell
3. Linear Equations and Least Squares Problems
4. Finite Difference Methods
5. Binomial Trees
II. Simulation
6. Generating Random Numbers
7. Modeling Dependencies
8. A Gentle Introduction to Financial Simulation
9. Financial Simulation at Work: Some Case Studies
III. Optimization
10. Optimization Problems in Finance
11. Basic Methods
12. Heuristic Methods in a Nutshell
13.: Heuristic Methods: A Tutorial
14. Portfolio Optimization
15. Backtesting Investment Strategies
16. Econometric Models
17. Calibrating Option Pricing Models
Details
- No. of pages:
- 660
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Academic Press 2019
- Published:
- 30th August 2019
- Imprint:
- Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9780128150658
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780128150665
About the Author
Manfred Gilli
Manfred Gilli is Professor emeritus at the Geneva School of Economics and Management at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, where he has taught numerical methods in economics and finance. He is also a Faculty member of the Swiss Finance Institute, a member of the Advisory Board of Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, and a member of the editorial board of Computational Economics. He formerly served as president of the Society for Computational Economics.
Affiliations and Expertise
University of Geneva, Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM) and Swiss Finance Institute
Dietmar Maringer
Dietmar Maringer is Professor of Computational Economics and Finance at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and a faculty member at the Geneva School of Economics and Management. His research interests include non-deterministic methods such as heuristic optimization and simulations, computational learning, and empirical methods, typically with applications in trading, risk, and financial management.
Affiliations and Expertise
University of Basel and University of Geneva, Switzerland
Enrico Schumann
Enrico Schumann holds a Ph.D. in econometrics, an MSC in economics, and a BA in economics and law. He has written on numerical methods and their application in finance, with a focus on asset allocation. His research interests include quantitative investment strategies and portfolio construction, computationally-intensive methods (in particular, optimization), and automated data processing and analysis.
Affiliations and Expertise
Portfolio Manager at a large Swiss pension fund