Frequently Asked Questions in Quantitative Finance, 2nd Edition

Preface to the First Edition.

1 The Quantitative Finance Timeline.

2 FAQs.

3 The Financial Modellers' Manifesto.

4 Essays.

5 The Commonest Mistakes in Quantitative Finance: A Dozen Basic Lessons in Commonsense for Quants and Risk Managers and the Traders Who Rely on Them.

6 The Most Popular Probability Distributions and Their Uses in Finance.

7 Twelve Different Ways to Derive Black–Scholes.

8 Models and Equations.

9 The Black–Scholes Formulæ and the Greeks.

10 Common Contracts.

11 Popular Quant Books.

12 The Most Popular Search Words and Phrases on Wilmott.com.

13 Brainteasers.

14 Paul & Dominic's Guide to Getting a Quant Job.

Index.