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Introduction to R for Quantitative Finance

You're reading from   Introduction to R for Quantitative Finance R is a statistical computing language that's ideal for answering quantitative finance questions. This book gives you both theory and practice, all in clear language with stacks of real-world examples. Ideal for R beginners or expert alike.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783280933
Length 164 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Introduction to R for Quantitative Finance
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Time Series Analysis 2. Portfolio Optimization FREE CHAPTER 3. Asset Pricing Models 4. Fixed Income Securities 5. Estimating the Term Structure of Interest Rates 6. Derivatives Pricing 7. Credit Risk Management 8. Extreme Value Theory 9. Financial Networks References Index

Index

A

  • aggregate command / Analysis of networks’ structure and detection of topology changes
  • anova function / Getting started with credit scoring in R
  • applied R functions
    • about /
  • apply command /
  • APT
    • about /
    • and CAPM, difference between /
  • ARCH effects
    • testing for /
  • ARIMA
    • about /
    • building /
  • arima function /
  • Asset pricing
    • references /
  • auto.arima function /

B

  • Beta estimation
    • data selection /
    • about /
    • from linear regression /
  • Black-Scholes model
    • about /
  • blackscholes() function /
  • break argument /

C

  • Capital Market Line
    • about /
  • CAPM
    • about /
    • and APT, difference between /
  • cointegration
    • about /
    • cross hedging jet fuel /
  • Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR) / Migration matrices
  • convertible bond
    • pricing /
  • copula function / Correlated defaults – the portfolio approach
  • copulas
    • correlated random variables, using with / Correlated defaults – the portfolio approach
  • correlated random variables
    • with copulas / Correlated defaults – the portfolio approach
  • Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (CIR) /
  • credit default models
    • structural models /
    • intensity models /
  • Credit risk modeling
    • references /
  • Credit Risk Modeling and Valuation
    • URL /
  • credit scoring
    • in R / Getting started with credit scoring in R
  • cross hedging jet fuel /
  • CRR model
    • about /
  • cubic spline regression
    • about /
  • cubic splines
    • about /
  • cumsum function /

D

  • data collection, model testing /
  • data selection, Beta estimation /
  • day variable /
  • dedication /
  • Derivatives
    • references /
  • durcoupon function /
  • durmaturity function /
  • duryield function /

E

  • ECM
    • about /
  • Efficient Frontier /
  • emplot function / Tail behavior of claims
  • estimation problem
    • about /
  • estim_nss function /
  • evir package / Application – modeling insurance claims
  • expected loss calculation
    • fitted GPD model, using / Calculation of expected loss using the fitted GPD model
  • Expected Shortfall (ES) / Calculation of expected loss using the fitted GPD model
  • exploratory data analysis / Exploratory data analysis

F

  • factorportfolio /
  • financial network
    • representing / Representation, simulation, and visualization of financial networks
    • simulating / Representation, simulation, and visualization of financial networks
    • visualization of / Representation, simulation, and visualization of financial networks
  • Financial networks
    • references /
  • FinTS package /
  • fitted GPD model
    • used, for quantile estimation / Quantile estimation using the fitted GPD model
    • used, for calculating expected loss / Calculation of expected loss using the fitted GPD model
  • fixed argument /
  • fixed income portfolio
    • immunizing /
    • net worth immunization /
    • target date immunization /
    • dedication /
  • Fixed income securities
    • references /
  • fixed income security
    • market risk, measuring /
  • fOptions
    • URL /
  • fOptions package /
  • forecast
    • plotting /
    • about /
  • forecast package /
  • FUN argument /

G

  • GARCH model
    • specification /
    • estimation /
  • GBSGreeks function /
  • GBSOption function /
  • Generalized Pareto distribution (GPD) / Theoretical overview
  • genPortfolio.bond function /
  • get.adjacency function / Representation, simulation, and visualization of financial networks
  • get.edgelist function / Representation, simulation, and visualization of financial networks
  • get.hist.quote function /
  • glm command / Getting started with credit scoring in R
  • GPD distribution
    • fitting, to tails / Fitting a GPD distribution to the tails
  • gpd function / Fitting a GPD distribution to the tails
  • Greeks
    • about /
  • GUIDE
    • URL /

I

  • igraph manual
    • URL / Analysis of networks’ structure and detection of topology changes
  • igraph object / Analysis of networks’ structure and detection of topology changes
  • implied volatility
    • about /
  • index property /
  • individual variance
    • explanatory power, testing /
  • insurance claims
    • modeling / Application – modeling insurance claims
    • exploratory data analysis / Exploratory data analysis
    • tail behavior claims / Tail behavior of claims
    • threshold, determining / Determining the threshold
    • GPD distribution, fitting to tails / Fitting a GPD distribution to the tails
    • quantile estimation, fitted GPD model used / Quantile estimation using the fitted GPD model
    • expected loss calculation, fitted GPD model used / Calculation of expected loss using the fitted GPD model
  • intensity models /
  • interest rates
    • term structure, estimating /
  • IT variable /

L

  • Lagrange Multiplier (LM) /
  • Lagrange theorem
    • about /
  • lambda parameter /
  • linear regression
    • Beta estimation, using from /
    • term structure, estimating by /
  • linear time series
    • modeling /
    • forecasting /
  • loss given default (lgd) / Migration matrices

M

  • market risk
    • measuring, of fixed income security /
  • Market Risk Premium (MRP) /
  • maximum likelihood (ML) / Fitting a GPD distribution to the tails
  • Mean-Variance model
    • about /
  • mean excess function / Determining the threshold
  • meplot function / Determining the threshold
  • migration matrices
    • about / Migration matrices
  • min function /
  • model
    • identification /
    • estimation /
    • diagnostic checking /
    • forecasting /
  • model testing
    • data collection /
    • SCL, modeling /
    • explanatory power, testing of individual variance /
  • mod_static variable /

N

  • network structure
    • analyzing / Analysis of networks’ structure and detection of topology changes
  • net worth immunization /
  • noise
    • in covariance matrix /

O

  • omit argument / Determining the threshold
  • Ordinary Least Squared (OLS) /

P

  • PerformanceAnalytics
    • URL /
  • plot(gpdfit) command / Fitting a GPD distribution to the tails
  • plot command / Getting started with credit scoring in R
  • Portfolio Frontier /
  • Portfolio Optimization
    • references /
    • with R/Rmetrics, URL /
  • prepro_bond function /
  • priceyield function /

Q

  • qplot function / Tail behavior of claims
  • Quandl
    • URL /
  • Quandl function /
  • quantile estimation
    • fitted GPD model, using / Quantile estimation using the fitted GPD model
  • quantile function / Quantile estimation using the fitted GPD model
  • quantmod
    • URL /

R

  • R
    • implementing in /
    • credit scoring / Getting started with credit scoring in R
  • real data
    • working with /
  • returns function /
  • risk management
    • volatility, forecasting for /
  • risk model
    • backtesting /
  • riskpremium parameter /
  • roc function / Getting started with credit scoring in R
  • rugarch library /

S

  • SCL
    • modeling /
  • Security Market Line (SML) /
  • SIFIs
    • identifying / Contribution to systemic risk – identification of SIFIs
  • spline functions
    • about /
  • str command /
  • structural models /
  • subset function / Analysis of networks’ structure and detection of topology changes

T

  • tail behavior claims / Tail behavior of claims
  • tailplot function / Quantile estimation using the fitted GPD model
  • tails
    • GPD distribution, fitting to / Fitting a GPD distribution to the tails
  • tangency portfolio
    • about /
  • target date immunization /
  • term structure
    • estimating, of interest rates /
    • estimating, by linear regression /
  • term structure estimation
    • references /
  • theoretical overview / Theoretical overview
  • threshold
    • determining / Determining the threshold
  • Time parameter /
  • times argument /
  • timeSeries
    • URL /
  • Time series analysis
    • references /
  • time series data
    • working with /
  • timeSeries object /
  • topology changes
    • detecting / Analysis of networks’ structure and detection of topology changes
  • trim argument / Tail behavior of claims
  • tseries
    • URL /
  • two models
    • connection between /
  • type argument /
  • TypeFlag parameter /

U

  • ugarchforecast function /
  • ugarchroll function /
  • ugarchroll object /
  • ugarchspec function /
  • UK house prices
    • modeling /
    • forecasting /
  • urca library /

V

  • variance
    • drawbacks /
  • volatilities variable /
  • volatility
    • modeling /
    • forecasting, for risk management /
  • volatility parameter /

W

  • walktrap.community function / Analysis of networks’ structure and detection of topology changes
  • write.csv function /

Z

  • zoo package /
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