Questions tagged [learning]
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What do the existence and parameters of an efficient investment tell you about the value of a risk-free return?
I'm working on an unassessed course problem,
Consider the following risky investments \begin{matrix}
\text{name} & \text{expected return} & \text{standard deviation of return} \\
A & 9\% &...
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Summer Schools in Quantitative Finance
I am wondering if anyone could recommend a good summer school in quantitative finance/financial econometrics?
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Best Online Course for Learning Quant Trading?
I've read through most of the intro resources on Quantopian, but I was wondering if anyone here has recommendations for online courses that focus on Quant Trading? I found one class called Algorithmic ...
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How to learn finance? [closed]
I have a background in programming of about 6 years. Now I decided to learn finance and trading as well. How can I get my foot in the door in that area?
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What are some of the best quantitative finance websites? [closed]
Not looking to start a debate. Just want to learn more about the field and am looking for some websites with high quality, informative content.
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Monty Hall Model
Given a fixed time period,say 3 days, the stock/market can go up,down or stay sideways. A hedge fund can long, short or use rangebound(options strategy) to bet for that 3 days closing level.
Hedge ...
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Any recommendations for textbooks for an undergraduate course in mathematical finance? [closed]
I'll teach an introductory course on mathematical finance in the near future. The course is intended to entertain and broaden some well-prepared advanced undergrad mathematics majors, some physics ...
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Hobbyist Quants [closed]
I'm interested in investing some money in the stock market, and I have the math background that will make following the math used in quantitative finance possible (with some work). What are the ...
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On my way to becoming a Quant [closed]
I'm currently studying for my undergrad in CS, and considering to do a grad in both CS and Math. I would like to see what you guys would recommend to prepare myself for a field as a Quant. I am ...
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What blogs or articles online should I read to get started with quantitative finance?
I want to start learning quantitative finance, what articles or blogs should I look at to start?
Also see the Related Question on Quantitative Finance Books
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What are some good technical and non-technical books for a math lover to get in to quantitative analysis?
To get the ball rolling... I will answer this question this evening
For people aware & unaware I think it would be a great way to introduce the group, resources for fundamental knowledge & ...