Charnes Financial Modeling with Crystal Ball and Excel

2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-24005-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Finance Editions

Updated look at financial modeling and Monte Carlo simulationwith software by Oracle Crystal Ball
This revised and updated edition of the bestselling book onfinancial modeling provides the tools and techniques needed toperform spreadsheet simulation. It answers the essential questionof why risk analysis is vital to the decision-making process, forany problem posed in finance and investment. This reliable resourcereviews the basics and covers how to define and refine probabilitydistributions in financial modeling, and explores the conceptsdriving the simulation modeling process. It also discussessimulation controls and analysis of simulation results.
The second edition of Financial Modeling with Crystal Balland Excel contains instructions, theory, and practical examplemodels to help apply risk analysis to such areas as derivativepricing, cost estimation, portfolio allocation and optimization,credit risk, and cash flow analysis. It includes the resourcesneeded to develop essential skills in the areas of valuation,pricing, hedging, trading, risk management, project evaluation,credit risk, and portfolio management.
* Offers an updated edition of the bestselling book covering thenewest version of Oracle Crystal Ball
* Contains valuable insights on Monte Carlo simulation--anessential skill applied by many corporate finance and investmentprofessionals
* Written by John Charnes, the former finance department chair atthe University of Kansas and senior vice president of globalportfolio strategies at Bank of America, who is currently Presidentand Chief Data Scientist at Syntelli Solutions, Inc. Risk Analyticsand Predictive Intelligence Division (Syntelli RAPID)
Engaging and informative, this book is a vital resource designedto help you become more adept at financial modeling andsimulation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Charnes, John

Über Autor(innen)

John Charnes, PhD, MBA, is President of the Risk Analytics and Predictive Intelligence Division (RAPID) of Syntelli Solutions Inc. Prior to this, he was finance department chair at the University of Kansas and senior vice president of global portfolio strategies at Bank of America. Charnes created the Crystal Ball Training CD, a multimedia course on the basic elements of stochastic modeling with Crystal Ball, acquired by Oracle. His specialty is the application of computer simulation and statistical methods for identifying and solving business problems, including the use of simulation for option pricing and hedging with derivatives to comply with Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) 133.