In our today culture, the availability of a quantitative measure is highly comforting, without to speak about the opportunity that such a quantitative measure represents within the framework of developing quantitative, descriptive models, in the financial, economic or any other field. However,...

1. Basic Notions -- 2. A Major Problem in Using Time Series of Data: the Stationarity -- 3. Another Major Problem in Using Time Series of Data: The Accuracy of the Statistical Measures -- 4. Issues About Modeling -- 5. Financial Data: Some Risk Management Issues -- 6.Synthesis.

The book aims to prioritise what needs mastering and presents the content in the most understandable, concise and pedagogical way illustrated by real market examples. Given the variety and the complexity of the materials the book covers, the author sorts through a vast array of topics in a...