Serving the Quantitative Finance Community

 
User avatar
sleger
Topic Author
Posts: 0
Joined: January 30th, 2006, 4:01 pm

Monte Carlo for the noobs

April 3rd, 2006, 4:53 pm

On the link below is an article which is a brief introduction to Monte Carlo techniques and also a rapid overview of more advanced techniques that can be used to improve greers calculation, random number generation...http://homepages.nyu.edu/~sl1544/articles.html
 
User avatar
sleger
Topic Author
Posts: 0
Joined: January 30th, 2006, 4:01 pm

Monte Carlo for the noobs

April 6th, 2006, 10:51 pm

Any suggestion on how to improve its content without getting too far into the details, or things that are not very clear ?Thanks,slegerhttp://homepages.nyu.edu/~sl1544/articles.html
 
User avatar
ppauper
Posts: 11729
Joined: November 15th, 2001, 1:29 pm

Monte Carlo for the noobs

April 7th, 2006, 12:17 pm

>>Monte Carlo for the noobswhat pray is a noob, and do you count yourself amongst their number ?
 
User avatar
sleger
Topic Author
Posts: 0
Joined: January 30th, 2006, 4:01 pm

Monte Carlo for the noobs

April 7th, 2006, 12:50 pm

Sorry, "for the noob" was an unlucky translation of "pou rles nuls" in French, I changed it yesterday to "for the newbies" I hope it is better... And yes, I think I have to consider myself as a newbie as well since i m not an expert of malliavin calculus for exemple.
 
User avatar
ppauper
Posts: 11729
Joined: November 15th, 2001, 1:29 pm

Monte Carlo for the noobs

April 7th, 2006, 1:01 pm

thanks ! noob=newbie.I guess I'm not down with the computerspeak.
 
User avatar
TraderJoe
Posts: 1
Joined: February 1st, 2005, 11:21 pm

Monte Carlo for the noobs

April 7th, 2006, 10:19 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: slegerAny suggestion on how to improve its content without getting too far into the details, or things that are not very clear ?Thanks,slegerhttp://homepages.nyu.edu/~sl1544/articles.htmlMany thanks Simon. BTW you've spelt example wrong in your paper.
 
User avatar
ppauper
Posts: 11729
Joined: November 15th, 2001, 1:29 pm

Monte Carlo for the noobs

April 8th, 2006, 12:24 pm

>> Yann and me teached a classYann and I taught a class
 
User avatar
sleger
Topic Author
Posts: 0
Joined: January 30th, 2006, 4:01 pm

Monte Carlo for the noobs

April 8th, 2006, 3:04 pm

Shame on me Thanks !
 
User avatar
hypersphere
Posts: 0
Joined: May 26th, 2005, 2:26 pm

Monte Carlo for the noobs

April 8th, 2006, 4:57 pm

Indeed, we "taught" a class. talking about newbies...Yann