Quantitative Methods for Portfolio Analysis provides practical models
and methods for the quantitative analysis of financial asset prices,
construction of various portfolios, and computer-assisted trading
systems. In particular, this book is required reading for:
(1) `Quants' (quantitatively-inclined analysts) in financial
industries;
(2) financial engineers in investment banks, securities companies,
derivative-trading companies, software houses, etc., who are developing
portfolio trading systems;
(3) graduate students and specialists in the areas of finance, business,
economics, statistics, financial engineering; and
(4) investors who are interested in Japanese financial markets.
Throughout the book the emphasis is placed on the originality and
usefulness of models and methods for the construction of portfolios and
investment decision making, and examples are provided to demonstrate,
with practical analysis, models for Japanese financial markets