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Being and the Market: Wilmott Magazine Article
Elie Ayache 1168 Views

Thinking caps on for the first of a two part article.
Filtering in Finance: Wilmott Magazine Article
Alireza Javaheri, Delphine Lautier, Alain Galli 5032 Views

In this article we present an introduction to various Filtering algorithms and some of their applications to the world of Quantitative Finance. We shall first mention the fundamental case of Gaussian noises where we obtain the well-known Kalman Filter.

Because of common nonlinearities, we will be discussing the Extended Kalman Filter

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Algorithmic Quant, High Frequency Trading – Leading Hedge Fund – London, £85k+

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