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Financial risk modelling and portfolio optimization with R / Bernhard Pfaff.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Statistics in practicePublication details: Chichester : John Wiley, 2013.Description: xvi, 356 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780470978702 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.02855133 23 P253
Contents:
Part I Motivation: 1. Introduction-- 2. A brief course in R-- 3. Financial market data-- 4. Measuring risks-- 5. Modern portfolio theory-- Part II Risk Modelling 6. Suitable distributions for returns-- 7. Extreme value theory-- 8. Modelling volatility-- 9. Modelling dependence-- Part III Portfolio Optimization Approaches 10. Robust portfolio optimization-- 11. Diversification reconsidered-- 12. Risk-optimal portfolios-- 13. Tactical asset allocation-- Appendix A-- Appendix B-- Appendix C-- Appendix D-- Index.
Summary: Accompanied by a supporting website featuring examples and case studies in R, Financial Risk Modelling and Portfolio Optimization with R examines portfolio optimization from the perspective of computational finance and financial engineering.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I Motivation:
1. Introduction--
2. A brief course in R--
3. Financial market data--
4. Measuring risks--
5. Modern portfolio theory--

Part II Risk Modelling
6. Suitable distributions for returns--
7. Extreme value theory--
8. Modelling volatility--
9. Modelling dependence--

Part III Portfolio Optimization Approaches
10. Robust portfolio optimization--
11. Diversification reconsidered--
12. Risk-optimal portfolios--
13. Tactical asset allocation--

Appendix A--
Appendix B--
Appendix C--
Appendix D--
Index.

Accompanied by a supporting website featuring examples and case studies in R, Financial Risk Modelling and Portfolio Optimization with R examines portfolio optimization from the perspective of computational finance and financial engineering.

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