Thanks MarkI looked at Eckel and he states knowledge of C as a prerequisite. That is obvious when one goes to chapter 3 of his book. Therefore, Eckel is not for beginners.

Thanks guys.So this is a boook for beginners, right?Also, I was looking around on AMazon, reading reviews and I came to this "C++ Primer Plus" book by Stephen Prata. People say it is superb.Anybody have experience wid it?

I started with C using online tutorials and an intor book by Schildt "Teach Yourself C".Should I continue or just move over to C++ right away? What book should I get then?

<t>I dabble with C on my spare time.There are many books on financial engeneering with C++. Can I use them with C as well?What are the best books on this subject, where the code is well written and explained?I saw that Justin London's talmud "Modeling Derivatives in C++ " is not considered good. Wha...

Getmansky/Lo/makarov: "An Econometric Model of Serial Correaltion and Illiquidity in hedge Fund Returns"

Anybody can give me some hints on current issues in hedge fund research? Thanks.

QuoteOriginally posted by: leveloidDoes anyone know the book "Stochastic Finance: An Introduction in Discrete Time" by Follmer, Schied? Any comments? What kind of audiences is it suitable for? Thanks.Are you from Zurich by any chance?

Yes, that's the one. Is it any good?

<t>A lot of spelling mistakes in first print, even some paragraphs have been switched around (I guess the proofreading team was not very careful).The book is nice, I combine it with Björk.I have a couple of questions:on p. 109, eq (5.66) there is an extra term inserted in BS equation, but I cannot g...

Have anybody read it? How is this book?

Does anybody use it?How is this text? Possible to read if one is not mathematician?

<r>Hi, peopleDoes anybody have the following articles in pdf?Harrison, Pliska(81)Harrison, Kreps(79)Vasicek (original article)If anybody has any of these could you send them to me, please? Cannot get hold of them <EMAIL email="online.sergeyg@gmail.comThanks">online.sergeyg@gmail.comThanks</EMAIL> in...

QuoteOriginally posted by: SPAAGGthe Phs is young, only 2 years.==> - not really exeptionnal studentsHow did you figure out that? And who are "exeptional" students in your opinion?

Why don't you look it up online? Talk to some professor, get in touch with some former student?

I am not familiar with that school, I'm afraid.