“…Now you can create your own genetic algorithms, nature-inspired swarms, Monte Carlo simulations, cellular automata, and clusters. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.8 How to Perform Scenario Analysis in Excel3.9 Conclusions; Chapter 4 Monte Carlo Valuation; 4.1 Introducing Monte Carlo Techniques; 4.2 Monte Carlo and Corporate Valuation; 4.3 A Step-by-Step Procedure; 4.4 Case Study: Outdoor Inc. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…1.3.1 Background1.3.2 Literature Review of Analytical Approaches to Dynamic Systems; Interval Analysis; Fuzzy Finite Element Analysis; Monte Carlo Simulation; Response Surface Method; Stochastic Reduced Basis Method; 1.3.3 Summary; 1.4 Scope of the Present Work; 1.5 Overview of the Book; 2 Technical Background; 2.1 Definition of Structural Reliability; 2.2 Technical Basis of the Monte Carlo Simulation Method; 2.3 Theory of the First-Order Reliability Method (FORM); 2.4 Response Surface Method; 2.4.1 Response Surface Models and Fitting Techniques; 2.4.2 Sampling Design Methods; Koshal Design…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Standardized VariablesCovariance; Correlation; Application: Portfolio Variance and Hedging; Moments; Skewness; Kurtosis; Coskewness and Cokurtosis; Best Linear Unbiased Estimator (BLUE); Problems; CHAPTER 4 Distributions; Parametric Distributions; Uniform Distribution; Bernoulli Distribution; Binomial Distribution; Poisson Distribution; Normal Distribution; Lognormal Distribution; Central Limit Theorem; Application: Monte Carlo Simulations Part I: Creating Normal Random Variables; Chi-Squared Distribution; Student's t Distribution; F-Distribution; Mixture Distributions; Problems…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Variance-Gamma and Related Stochastic Processes -- The Early Years of the Variance-Gamma Process -- Variance-Gamma and Monte Carlo -- Some Remarkable Properties of Gamma Processes -- A Note About Selberg’s Integrals in Relation with the Beta-Gamma Algebra -- Itô Formulas for Fractional Brownian Motion -- Asset and Option Pricing -- A Tutorial on Zero Volatility and Option Adjusted Spreads -- Asset Price Bubbles in Complete Markets -- Taxation and Transaction Costs in a General Equilibrium Asset Economy -- Calibration of Lévy Term Structure Models -- Pricing of Swaptions in Affine Term Structures with Stochastic Volatility -- Forward Evolution Equations for Knock-Out Options -- Mean Reversion Versus Random Walk in Oil and Natural Gas Prices -- Credit Risk and Investments -- Beyond Hazard Rates: A New Framework for Credit-Risk Modelling -- A Generic One-Factor Lévy Model for Pricing Synthetic CDOs -- Utility Valuation of Credit Derivatives: Single and Two-Name Cases -- Investment and Valuation Under Backward and Forward Dynamic Exponential Utilities in a Stochastic Factor Model…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Simulation; Chapter 2: Monte Carlo Simulation; Chapter 3: Introduction to Probability Theory; Chapter 4: Probability Distributions; Chapter 5: Introduction to Random Number Generators; Chapter 6: Random Variate Generation; Chapter 7: Steady-State Behavior of Stochastic Processes; Chapter 8: Statistical Analysis of Steady-State Parameters; Chapter 9: Computer Simulation; Chapter 10: Manufacturing Simulation; Chapter 11: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Simulation Packages…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction to the Effects of Radiation on Electronic Devices; Chapter 2: Monte Carlo Simulation of Radiation Effects; Chapter 3: A Complete Guide to Multiple Upsets in SRAMs Processed in Decananometric CMOS Technologies; Chapter 4: Radiation Effects in DRAMs; Chapter 5: Radiation Effects in Flash Memories; Chapter 6: Microprocessor Radiation Effects; Chapter 7: Soft-Error Hardened Latch and Flip-Flop Design; Chapter 8: Assuring Robust Triple-Modular Redundancy Protected Circuits in SRAM-Based FPGAs…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Advanced statistics -- Comparing and contrasting IBM SPSS AMOS with other multivariate techniques -- Monte Carlo simulation and IBM SPSS bootstrapping -- Regression with categorical outcome variables -- Building hierarchical linear models -- Part II. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Finance -- Volatility smile and skewness -- References -- Appendix A - data case 6: portfolio insurance -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Value at Risk -- Introduction to VaR -- Normality tests -- Skewness and kurtosis -- Modified VaR -- VaR based on sorted historical returns -- Simulation and VaR -- VaR for portfolios -- Backtesting and stress testing -- Expected shortfall -- Appendix A - data case 7 - VaR estimation for individual stocks and a portfolio -- References -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Monte Carlo Simulation -- Importance of Monte Carlo Simulation…”

“…This paper explains the process by which the indicators were developed, presents main results, and outcomes of different sensitivity analyses that were performed to test the robustness of the methodology, including principal components analysis, Monte Carlo analysis and weight-sensitivity analysis…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Reflections on Probability, Monte Carlo Simulation, and Future ResearchChapter 11: Conclusion; The Weekly Trade Process; Finis; References; About the Website; Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…â€"CAPTCHA Evasion -- Creating the Illusion of Conversation -- Context Crafting -- Unleash the Bots -- Conversational Relays with LLMs -- Optimizing Social Engineering with Monte Carlo Simulations -- Remaining under the Radar -- The Impending AI Scourge -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Weaponizing Technical Intelligence -- Unintended Technical Problems -- Deliberate Technical Exploitation -- Note -- Chapter 9: Multimodal Manipulation -- Converging on Transformers -- Deepfake Imagery -- Sociopolitical Destabilization…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Retirement Income Redesigned; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; About the Contributors; Foreword by Walter Updegrave; PART ONE: FACING THE NEW REALITIES; 1 Boomers: A Force for Change; 2 Maslow Meets Retirement; 3 Decision Making at Retirement: High Stakes for the Long Haul; 4 Reinventing Retirement; PART TWO: ASSESSING THE RISKS; 5 Psychological Impediments to Retirement-Income Planning; 6 Lifelong Retirement Income: How to Quantify and Eliminate Luck; 7 Balancing Mortality and Modeling Risk; 8 Monte Carlo Mania; 9 Understanding Required Minimum Distributions; PART THREE: SHAPING THE SOLUTIONS…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…11 Introduction to the study of unidimensional Itô diffusions -- 11.1 The Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process and the Vasicek model -- 11.2 First exit time from an interval -- 11.3 Boundary behaviour of Itô diffusions, stationary densities, and first passage times -- 12 Some biological and financial applications -- 12.1 The Vasicek model and some applications -- 12.2 Monte Carlo simulation, estimation and prediction issues -- 12.3 Some applications in population dynamics -- 12.4 Some applications in fisheries -- 12.5 An application in human mortality rates -- 13 Girsanov's theorem -- 13.1 Introduction through an example -- 13.2 Girsanov's theorem -- 14 Options and the Black-Scholes formula -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 The Black-Scholes formula and hedging strategy -- 14.3 A numerical example and the Greeks -- 14.4 The Black-Scholes formula via Girsanov's theorem -- 14.5 Binomial model -- 14.6 European put options -- 14.7 American options -- 14.8 Other models -- 15 Synthesis -- References -- Index -- End User License Agreement…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…CHAPTER 13: Systems of ordinary differential equationsPART III: Probability and statistics; CHAPTER 14: Probability; CHAPTER 15: Random variables; CHAPTER 16: Discrete random variables; CHAPTER 17: Continuous random variables; CHAPTER 18: Parameter estimation; CHAPTER 19: Markov chains; PART IV: Simulation; CHAPTER 20: Simulation; CHAPTER 21: Monte Carlo integration; CHAPTER 22: Variance reduction; CHAPTER 23: Case studies; CHAPTER 24: Student projects; Glossary of R commands; Back Cover…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- 2.2 Conclusions -- Reference -- Chapter 3 A Banal Trading System -- 3.1 Analyzing a System Based on Moving Averages -- 3.2 Applying the Kelly Formula -- 3.3 Conclusions -- Chapter 4 Money Management Models -- 4.1 The Fixed Fractional Method -- 4.2 Optimal f -- 4.3 Secure f -- 4.4 Fixed Ratio -- 4.5 Percent Volatility Model -- 4.6 Levels for Changing the Number of Contracts -- 4.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 Refining the Techniques -- 5.1 The Importance of the Trader's Temperament -- 5.2 Reduced f -- 5.3 Aggressive Ratio -- 5.4 Asymmetric Ratio -- 5.5 Timid Bold Equity -- 5.6 Equity Curve Trading -- 5.7 z‐Score -- 5.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 The Monte Carlo Simulation -- 6.1 Using the Monte Carlo Simulation -- 6.2 Maximum Loss -- 6.3 Conclusions -- Chapter 7 The Work Plan -- 7.1 Using a Work Plan -- 7.2 Conclusions -- Chapter 8 Combining Forces -- 8.1 Using a Combination of Systems -- 8.2 Portfolio Money Management -- 8.3 Which Capital? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Section 2: Technical Tools for Quality Management, Risk Management, and Financial Management Chapter 8: Critical Chain Project Management; Chapter 9: The Analytic Hierarchy Process; THE NEW-CAR AHP; NEXT STEP: BEYOND THE BASICS AND A SLIGHTLY MORE COMPLEX AHP; A WORD ABOUT DATA MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; REFERENCE; FURTHER READINGS; Chapter 10: Monte Carlo Analysis; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS EXAMPLE; THE SINGLE PATH ESTIMATE; THE MULTIPLE CRITICAL PATH ESTIMATE; REFERENCES; Chapter 11: Decision Tree Analysis; DECISIONS AND OUTCOMES; BASIC DECISION TREE…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Static Cash Flow Yield AnalysisZ-Spread; Valuation Using Monte Carlo Simulation and OAS Analysis; Total Return Analysis; Concepts Presented in this Chapter; Chapter 11: Measuring MBS Interest Rate Risk; Duration; Convexity; Yield Curve Risk; Other Risk Measures; Concepts Presented in this Chapter; Chapter 12: Evaluating Senior MBS and CMOs; Yield and Spread Matrices; Monte Carlo and OAS Analysis; Total Return Analysis; Evaluating Inverse Floaters; Concepts Presented in this Chapter; Chapter 13: Analysis of Nonagency MBS; Factors Impacting Returns from Nonagency MBS…”

“…It details a variety of concepts, such as credit risk modeling, Black-Scholes option pricing, and Monte Carlo simulation, and offers practical insights on effectively applying them to real-world situations. …”