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Python for Finance

By : Yuxing Yan
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Python for Finance

By: Yuxing Yan

Overview of this book

A hands-on guide with easy-to-follow examples to help you learn about option theory, quantitative finance, financial modeling, and time series using Python. Python for Finance is perfect for graduate students, practitioners, and application developers who wish to learn how to utilize Python to handle their financial needs. Basic knowledge of Python will be helpful but knowledge of programming is necessary.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Index

Summary

In this chapter, we showed how to use the matplotlib module to vividly explain many financial concepts by using graph, pictures, color, and size. For example, in a two-dimensional graph, we showed a few stocks' returns and volatility, the NPV profile, multiple IRRs, and the portfolio diversification effect.

In Chapter 8, Statistical Analysis of Time Series, first we demonstrate how to retrieve historical time series data from several public data sources, such as Yahoo! Finance, Google Finance, Federal Reserve Data Library, and Prof. French's Data Library. Then, we discussed various statistical tests, such as T-test, F-test, and normality test. In addition, we presented Python programs to run capital asset pricing model (CAPM), run a Fama-French three-factor model, estimate the Roll (1984) spread, estimate Value at Risk (VaR) for individual stocks, and also estimate the Amihud (2002) illiquidity measure, and the Pastor and Stambaugh (2003) liquidity measure for portfolios...