内容简介
UpdatedlookatfinancialmodelingandMonteCarlosimulationwithsoftwarebyOracleCrystalBallThisrevisedandupdatededitionofthebestsellingbookonfinancialmodelingprovidesthetoolsandtechniquesneededtoperformspreadsheetsimulation.Itanswerstheessentialquestionofwhyriskanalysisisvitaltothedecision-makingprocess,foranyproblemposedinfinanceandinvestment.Thisreliableresourcereviewsthebasicsandcovershowtodefineandrefineprobabilitydistributionsinfinancialmodeling,andexplorestheconceptsdrivingthesimulationmodelingprocess.Italsodiscussessimulationcontrolsandanalysisofsimulationresults.ThesecondeditionofFinancialModelingwithCrystalBallandExcelcontainsinstructions,theory,andpracticalexamplemodelstohelpapplyriskanalysistosuchareasasderivativepricing,costestimation,portfolioallocationandoptimization,creditrisk,andcashflowanalysis.Itincludestheresourcesneededtodevelopessentialskillsintheareasofvaluation,pricing,hedging,trading,riskmanagement,projectevaluation,creditrisk,andportfoliomanagement.OffersanupdatededitionofthebestsellingbookcoveringthenewestversionofOracleCrystalBallContainsvaluableinsightsonMonteCarlosimulation—anessentialskillappliedbymanycorporatefinanceandinvestmentprofessionalsWrittenbyJohnCharnes,theformerfinancedepartmentchairattheUniversityofKansasandseniorvicepresidentofglobalportfoliostrategiesatBankofAmerica,whoiscurrentlyPresidentandChiefDataScientistatSyntelliSolutions,Inc.RiskAnalyticsandPredictiveIntelligenceDivision(SyntelliRAPID)Engagingandinformative,thisbookisavitalresourcedesignedtohelpyoubecomemoreadeptatfinancialmodelingandsimulation.
作者简介
JohnCharnes,PhD,MBA,isPresidentoftheRiskAnalyticsandPredictiveIntelligenceDivision(RAPID)ofSyntelliSolutionsInc.Priortothis,hewasfinancedepartmentchairattheUniversityofKansasandseniorvicepresidentofglobalportfoliostrategiesatBankofAmerica.CharnescreatedtheCrystalBallTrainingCD,amultimediacourseonthebasicelementsofstochasticmodelingwithCrystalBall,acquiredbyOracle.Hisspecialtyistheapplicationofcomputersimulationandstatisticalmethodsforidentifyingandsolvingbusinessproblems,includingtheuseofsimulationforoptionpricingandhedgingwithderivativestocomplywithFinancialAccountingStandard(FAS)133.