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Wilmott, Paul.

Frequently asked questions in quantitative finance : including key models, important formulæ, 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 / Paul Wilmott. - 2nd ed. - Chichester, U.K. : Wiley, 2009. - xiv, 608 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Quantitative finance timeline -- FAQs -- Financial modelers' manifesto -- Essays -- Commonest mistakes in quantitative finance -- The most popular probability distributions -- Twelve different ways to derive Black-Scholes -- Models and equations -- Black-Scholes and Greeks -- Common contracts -- Popular quant books -- Popular word search -- Brainteasers -- Paul & Dominic's guide to getting a quant job -- Certificate in quantitative finance.

ISBN: 9780470748756 0470748753

LCCN: 2009027978

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA951672 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015265670 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Finance--Mathematical models.
Investments--Mathematical models.
Options (Finance)--Mathematical models.

Dewey Class. No.: 332.6453