Description
Book SynopsisThis book serves as an introductory companion volume to Daniel Duffy's book Financial Instrument Pricing Using C++ (0-470-85509-6). It presents a step-by-step introduction to C++, with numerous examples and applications in finance. It will help bring developers, quantitative analysts, and financial engineers up to speed on C++ quickly.
Table of Contents0 Goals of this Book and Global Overview 1
PART I C++ ESSENTIAL SKILLS 5
1 Introduction to C++ and Quantitative Finance 7
2 The Mechanics of C++: from Source Code to a Running Program 15
3 C++ Fundamentals and My First Option Class 31
4 Creating Robust Classes 49
5 Operator Overloading in C++ 63
6 Memory Management in C++ 79
7 Functions, Namespaces and Introduction to Inheritance 93
8 Advanced Inheritance and Payoff Class Hierarchies 113
9 Run-Time Behaviour in C++ 133
10 An Introduction to C++ Templates 153
PART II DATA STRUCTURES, TEMPLATES AND PATTERNS 167
11 Introduction to Generic Data Structures and Standard Template Library (STL) 169
12 Creating Simpler Interfaces to STL for QF Applications 187
13 Data Structures for Financial Engineering Applications 203
14 An Introduction to Design Patterns 223
PART III QF APPLICATIONS 243
15 Programming the Binomial Method in C++ 245
16 Implementing One-Factor Black Scholes in C++ 265
17 Two-Factor Option Pricing: Basket and Other Multi-Asset Options 283
18 Useful C++ Classes for Numerical Analysis Applications in Finance 305
19 Other Numerical Methods in Quantitative Finance 315
20 The Monte Carlo Method Theory and C++ Frameworks 327
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21 Skills Development: from White Belt to Black Belt 345
21.1 Introduction and objectives 345
PART IV BACKGROUND INFORMATION 351
22 Basic C Survival Guide 353
23 Advanced C Syntax 363
24 Datasim Visualisation Package in Excel: Drivers and Mechanisms 373
25 Motivating COM and Emulation in C++ 391
26 COM Fundamentals 401
References 407
Index 409
