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Time Series: Applications to Finance with R and S-Plus, 2nd Edition (Repost)

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Time Series: Applications to Finance with R and S-Plus, 2nd Edition (Repost)

Ngai Hang Chan "Time Series: Applications to Finance with R and S-Plus, 2nd Edition"
ISBN: 0470583622 | 2010 | PDF | 296 pages | 11 MB

A new edition of the comprehensive, hands-on guide to financial time series, now featuring S-Plus® and R software

Time Series: Applications to Finance with R and S-Plus®, Second Edition is designed to present an in-depth introduction to the conceptual underpinnings and modern ideas of time series analysis. Utilizing interesting, real-world applications and the latest software packages, this book successfully helps readers grasp the technical and conceptual manner of the topic in order to gain a deeper understanding of the ever-changing dynamics of the financial world.

With balanced coverage of both theory and applications, this Second Edition includes new content to accurately reflect the current state-of-the-art nature of financial time series analysis. A new chapter on Markov Chain Monte Carlo presents Bayesian methods for time series with coverage of Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, Gibbs sampling, and a case study that explores the relevance of these techniques for understanding activity in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The author also supplies a new presentation of statistical arbitrage that includes discussion of pairs trading and cointegration. In addition to standard topics such as forecasting and spectral analysis, real-world financial examples are used to illustrate recent developments in nonstandard techniques, including:
* Nonstationarity
* Heteroscedasticity
* Multivariate time series
* State space modeling and stochastic volatility
* Multivariate GARCH
* Cointegration and common trends
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