Leveraging the research efforts of more than sixty experts in the area, this book reviews cutting-edge practices in machine learning for financial markets. Instead of seeing machine learning as a new field, the authors explore the connection between knowledge developed by quantitative finance...

The ratings of leading rating agencies are crucial signals for economic agents in capital markets, namely with respect to creditworthiness of companies, banks and governments which place bonds in the market. The increasing role of securitization of loans has reinforced the role of ratings. The...