<t>Espin,you have alot of options. If you have PDFs you can use a product called Monarch that will not only convert the PDF to text but also extract the data to a database (but data has to be nicely formatted). There are probably other PDF to text convertors available, google it.You can also use OCR...

<t>torel,0.agreed on Quantlib, great piece of software but seems much more focused on pricing1.while I agreed with SJ before, that's not to say that there is not a place for systems like RQuant. You've got limited resources (I assume), so you have to choose the best tool that fits within that resour...

<t>hi torel,I'm currently using Rquant right now, albeit it is an earlier version than the current offering. But before I give you a summary feedback I think SierpinskyJanitor is right regarding skepticism on the part of most managers. There are so many issues regarding these financial frameworks th...

Hi cheater,try this book 'Credit Risk Modeling Design and Application' Elizabeth Mays EditorI currently work for one of the US 'Big 3' credit reporting firms, I'll answer any manageable question as long as it's legal

<t>1.I think the major drawback is that it is pretty much Windows specific right now. I know there is the Mono project for Linux so eventually we might see C# and CLR based langauges there, but I've not seen any attempt to port to other platforms. 2.There is no templates/STL for C#3.I'm currently wo...

<t>Hi sgelb,I can possibly help you out. 1) Several vendors supply functionality to generate a forward curve, i.e. FEA, LIM, etc. That would probably be the first place to look.2) I'm in the process of developing a quantitative framework for our hf startup. I've just been working on some algorithms ...

Hi G,take a look at www.webcabcomponents.com/dotNET/index.shtmlNot sure if it's exactly what you're looking for but Dr. Ben is pretty amenable to requestsDavid