Financial Market Analytics or What Smart Trainers Know

Financial Market Analytics

Author: John L L Teall

A variety of quantitative concepts and models essential to understanding financial markets are introduced and explained in this broad overview of financial analytical tools. Coverage ranges from matrices and elementary calculus to stochastic processes, with applications to a wide range of financial topics. Practitioners, researchers, and advanced students of finance will find these tools invaluable.

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Provides background reading in elementary mathematics topics used in financial analysis, for readers with limited exposure to statistics, calculus, and matrix mathematics. Coverage includes discussions related to portfolio management, derivatives valuation, corporate finance, and fixed income analysis. Material is organized by quantitative topic rather than financial topic, and mathematics concepts are reinforced through application to topics in finance. Includes chapter exercises to be completed with a basic calculator, plus answers, statistics tables, and a glossary. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
1	Introduction and Overview	1
2	Preliminary Analytical Concepts	15
3	Elementary Portfolio Mathematics	37
4	Matrix Mathematics	49
5	Differential Calculus	83
6	Integral Calculus	137
7	Introduction to Probability	159
8	Statistics and Empirical Studies in Finance	175
9	Stochastic Processes	213
10	Numerical Methods	233
	App. A: Solutions to End-of-Chapter Exercises	249
	App. B: Statistics Tables	293
	App. C: Notation Definitions	295
	Glossary	299
	References	305
	Index	313

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What Smart Trainers Know: The Secrets of Success from the World's Foremost Experts

Author: Lorraine L Ed Ukens

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Written by highly regarded experts in the field--including Zane L. Berge, Jay A. Conger, Robert Hargrove, James M. Kouzes, Julie O'Mara, Barry Z. Posner, Fran Rees, William J. Rothwell, and Edgar H. Schein--What Smart Trainers Know offers you a comprehensive guide to the HRD profession's most critical issues. In thirty-five mini-chapters (each of which can be read in approximately fifteen minutes) the book provides a handy resource for new practitioners who want to develop a broad working knowledge of the field. The book also offers seasoned professionals the opportunity to examine the latest thinking from a wide range of noted experts.

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Thirty-five mini-chapters (each of which can be read in about 15 minutes) provide guidelines and ideas for new practitioners in the field of human resource development (HRD), and expose seasoned professionals to the latest thinking in the field from a range of academics and consultants. Theoretical research is translated into practical applications in assessment, evaluation, and employee and organization development. There is advice on training methods such as games and distance learning, and material on learning styles and the role of motivation. Ukens is the owner of a training and consulting firm, and a faculty member of Towson University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)