Search icon CANCEL
Subscription
0
Cart icon
Your Cart (0 item)
Close icon
You have no products in your basket yet
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Python for Finance

You're reading from   Python for Finance Apply powerful finance models and quantitative analysis with Python

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781787125698
Length 586 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
Languages
Arrow right icon
Author (1):
Arrow left icon
Yuxing Yan Yuxing Yan
Author Profile Icon Yuxing Yan
Yuxing Yan
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Python Basics FREE CHAPTER 2. Introduction to Python Modules 3. Time Value of Money 4. Sources of Data 5. Bond and Stock Valuation 6. Capital Asset Pricing Model 7. Multifactor Models and Performance Measures 8. Time-Series Analysis 9. Portfolio Theory 10. Options and Futures 11. Value at Risk 12. Monte Carlo Simulation 13. Credit Risk Analysis 14. Exotic Options 15. Volatility, Implied Volatility, ARCH, and GARCH Index

Chapter 1. Python Basics

In this chapter, we will discuss basic concepts and several widely used functions related to Python. This chapter plus the next one (Chapter 2, Introduction to Python Modules) are only the chapters exclusively based on Python techniques. Those two chapters serve as a review for readers who have some basic Python knowledge. There is no way that a beginner, with no prior Python knowledge, could master Python by reading just those two chapters. For a new learner who wants to learn Python in more detail, he/she could find many good books. From Chapter 3, Time Value of Money onward, we will use Python, which will help in explaining or demonstrating various finance concepts, running regression, and processing data related to economics, finance, and accounting. Because of this, we will offer more Python-related techniques and usages in each of the upcoming chapters.

In particular, in this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:

  • Python installation
  • Variable assignment, empty space, and writing our own programs
  • Writing a Python function
  • Data input
  • Data manipulation
  • Data output
You have been reading a chapter from
Python for Finance - Second Edition
Published in: Jun 2017
Publisher:
ISBN-13: 9781787125698
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $19.99/month. Cancel anytime