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TrueTears

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Quantitative finance, resources etc
« on: July 20, 2011, 05:24:47 am »
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For those finance enthusiasts, post any good resources, fun topics related to finance here!

Firstly, for those who love quantitative finance, here are some stuff to read :D

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1. A overview proof of the famous Black-Merton options pricing model.
2. A good discussion regarding modern portfolio theory.
3. Introduction to utility theory.
4. Expected utility theory.

More to come!
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Re: Quantitative finance, resources etc
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2011, 12:26:21 pm »
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here's the lecture notes from mth3251/etc3510 financial maths. Covers martingales, brownian motion, stochastic calculus, black scholes model, arbitrage pricing.



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Re: Quantitative finance, resources etc
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2011, 06:17:41 pm »
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wow nice, are you doing that unit next sem zzdfa?
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Re: Quantitative finance, resources etc
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2011, 07:18:18 pm »
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nah, did it semester 1, it was a good introduction to mathematical finance. Things like fundamental theorem of arbitrage were interesting, and the stuff on brownian motion and martingales were all new to me (never done probability before).

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Re: Quantitative finance, resources etc
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2011, 02:56:27 am »
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here's a good read :D
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