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"...a very comprehensive and well researched book...all the methods are clearly explained..." (Lloyd′s List, 9 November 2001)
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Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance, Second Edition is an accessible introduction to the classical side of quantitative finance specifically for university students. Adapted from the comprehensive, even epic, works Derivatives and Paul Wilmott on Quantitative Finance, Second Edition, it includes carefully selected chapters to give the student a thorough understanding of futures, options and numerical methods. Software is included to help visualize the most important ideas and to show how techniques are implemented in practice. There are comprehensive end–of–chapter exercises to test students on their understanding.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Wilmott has a knack of explaining a concept intuitively so you "get it", then showing the maths behind it. Far too many other authors take you through pages of derivations, leaving you with a equation which leaves you none the wiser.
If you want to impress your boss or friends by leaving a complex, dense looking tome of seemingly indecipherable maths on your desk, go elsewhere.
But if you want a light-hearted, consise but thorough introduction to quant finance, I'd highly recommend his book.
Note the similarity between the 1 volume ('introduces') and the 3-volume ('on') Wilmott textbooks. You don't need both - the 3-volume is simply the 1-volume with some extra depth in places.
If you want to impress your boss or friends by leaving a complex, dense looking tome of seemingly indecipherable maths on your desk, go elsewhere.
But if you want a light-hearted, consise but thorough introduction to quant finance, I'd highly recommend his book.
Note the similarity between the 1 volume ('introduces') and the 3-volume ('on') Wilmott textbooks. You don't need both - the 3-volume is simply the 1-volume with some extra depth in places.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Excellent book for laying foundations. Both theory and practice are covered. Read this first and then follow with the same author’s more advanced volumes. Beats Hull for sophistication and ease of understanding. This book is coherent, unlike Hull which is just a random collection of disjoint chapters. Very modern.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I haven't finished it yet, but this book is excellent for someone new to quantitative finance. It assumes no previous knowledge of finance, and attempts to use only the minimum maths required. The pace is excellent, with many new terms introduced each page without seeming overwhelming. I rarely have to go back an re-read sections, Wilmott seems to get it just right.
One downside is that I never got the accompanying CD that is referenced frequently in the book. However, Wiley the publisher will dispatch one to you if you request one.
One downside is that I never got the accompanying CD that is referenced frequently in the book. However, Wiley the publisher will dispatch one to you if you request one.
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No issues. Arrived in perfect condition, as expected.
No issue with the vendor. The book itself is a little full of itself but it's alright. The book focuses too much on the technicalities of various topics before having done a good... Read more
Published 10 months ago by na
Great book!
Excellent introduction to the Quantitative Finance topic. I haven't finished the book yet, but I'm looking forward to by PWOQF.
Published 12 months ago by enrique
Good introduction but assumes you have some market knowledge
This is a good book to get started with on quantitative finance if you already have had some exposure to the financial services industry. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2010 by Mr. Parimal Kumar
luke warm
I did not have a maths/physics background, so I read this book. Beware - by the time you get to stochastic processes you might be hopelessly lost. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2008 by samuel clemens
There's a legendary book
A truly inspiring book! So easy to grasp, so 'straight-to-the-point', so worth spending time with!
It will inform you, teach you and will definitely leave you hungry for more... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2004 by Elena Dzarlijeva
Not close to the best in its class
This book is not close to the best in class. It's collecting dust on my bookshelf. There isn't enough practical information to make it a reason to take it off the bookshelf after... Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2003
Super little book
Through non frightening introduction to the subject. Does not assume that you are a "rocket scientist" but doesn't baby you either. Overall I think the balance is excellent.
Published on 16 May 2003 by Mr. T. Pickering
Not what I was hoping for
Worh reading for the personal insight of the authour. However this is not the book to learn the mathematics of quant finance from. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2002
Master Wilmott
Wilmott's sequence to "Derivatives" is 200 pages and 26 chapters shorter. Does that make it less valuable? Not at all! In fact, rather the opposite. Read more
Published on 29 May 2001 by Franco Arda
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