01489pamaa2200265 4500 0000047078 20130117090000.0 100525 eng 9780470748756 (pbk.) HG4515.2 WIL 2009 Wilmott Frequently asked questions in quantitative finance : including key models, important formul?, popular contracts, essays and opinions, a history of quantitative finance, sundry lists, the commonest mistakes in quant finance, brainteasers, plenty of straight-talking, the Modellers' Manifesto and lots more Paul Wilmott. 2nd ed. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley, 2009. xiv, 608 p.: col. ill.; 18 cm. BBDUH BMAUH BATUH BFIUH Includes bibliographical references and index Quantitative finance timeline -- FAQs -- Financial modelers' manifesto -- Essays -- Commonest mistakes in quantitative finance -- The most popular probability distributions -- Twelve different ways to derive Black-Scholes -- Models and equations -- Black-Scholes and Greeks -- Common contracts -- Popular quant books -- Popular word search -- Brainteasers -- Paul & Dominic's guide to getting a quant job -- Certificate in quantitative finance Finance}xMathematical modelsi Investments}xMathematical models Options (Finance)}xMathematical models www.wilmott.com