You're reading from Python for Finance If your interest is finance and trading, then using Python to build a financial calculator makes absolute sense. As does this book which is a hands-on guide covering everything from option theory to time series.

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2014

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781783284375

Length 408 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

NumPy

Concepts

Financial Technology

Author (1):

Yuxing Yan

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction and Installation of Python

2. Using Python as an Ordinary Calculator FREE CHAPTER

3. Using Python as a Financial Calculator

4. 13 Lines of Python to Price a Call Option

5. Introduction to Modules

6. Introduction to NumPy and SciPy

7. Visual Finance via Matplotlib

8. Statistical Analysis of Time Series

9. The Black-Scholes-Merton Option Model

10. Python Loops and Implied Volatility

11. Monte Carlo Simulation and Options

12. Volatility Measures and GARCH

Index

Chapter 7. Visual Finance via Matplotlib

Graphs and other visual representations have become more important in explaining many complex financial concepts, trading strategies, and formulae. In this chapter, we discuss the module matplotlib, which is used to create various types of graphs. In addition, the module will be used intensively in Chapter 9, The Black-Scholes-Merton Option Model, when we discuss the famous Black-Scholes-Merton option model and various trading strategies. The matplotlib module is designed to produce publication-quality figures and graphs. The matplotlib module depends on NumPy and SciPy which were discussed in Chapter 6, Introduction to NumPy and SciPy. There are several output formats, such as PDF, Postscript, SVG, and PNG.

In particular, we will cover the following:

Several ways to install matplotlib
Simple examples of using matplotlib
Net Present Value (NPV) profile, DuPont identity, stock returns, and histogram
Total risk, market risk (beta), and firm-specific...

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