Natural Computing in Computational Finance: Volume 3: 293 (Studies in Computational Intelligence, 293) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3642139493 ISBN 13: 9783642139499

Publisher: Springer, 2010

Synopsis

RecentyearshaveseentheapplicationofvariousNaturalComputing algorithms for the purposes of ?nancial modelling. In this context Natural Computing - gorithms can be broadly de?ned as computer algorithms whose design draws inspirationfromphenomena in the naturalworld. Particularfeatures of?nancial markets, including their dynamic and interconnected characteristics, bear p- allels with processes in the natural world and prima facie, this makes Natural Computingmethods'interesting'for?nancialmodellingapplications. Inaddition to the problem-solving potential of natural processes which Natural computing seeks to embody in its algorithms, we can also consider Natural Computing in terms of its potential to understand the natural processes which themselves serve as inspiration. For example, ?nancial and biological systems exhibit the phenomenon of emergence, or the activities of multiple individual agents c- bining to co-evolve their own environment, and a stream of work has emerged which applies learning mechanisms drawn from Natural Computing algorithms for the purposes of agent-based modelling in ?nance and economics. This book consists of eleven chapters each of which was selected following a rigorous,peer-reviewed,selectionprocess. Thechaptersillustratetheapplication of a range of cutting-edge natural computing and agent-based methodologies in computational ?nance and economics. While describing cutting edge appli- tions, the chapters are written so that they are accessible to a wide audience. Hence, they should be of interest to academics,students and practitionersin the ?elds of computational ?nance and economics.

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This book consists of eleven chapters each of which was selected following a rigorous, peer-reviewed, selection process. The chapters illustrate the application of a range of cutting-edge natural computing and agent-basedmethodologies in computational finance and economics. While describing cutting edge applications, the chapters are written so that they are accessible to a wide audience. Hence, they should be of interest to academics, students and practitioners in the fields of computational finance and economics. The inspiration for this book was due in part to the success of EvoFIN 2009, the 3rd European Workshop on Evolutionary Computation in Finance and Economics. This book follows on from Natural Computing in Computational Finance Volumes I and II.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642139493
• ISBN 13: 9783642139499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 241
• Editor: Brabazon Anthony, O'Neill Michael, Maringer Dietmar G.