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Python for Finance
Table of Contents
Preface
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Code Examples
Safari® Books Online
How to Contact Us
Acknowledgments
I. Python and Finance
1. Why Python for Finance?
What Is Python?
Brief History of Python
The Python Ecosystem
Python User Spectrum
The Scientific Stack
Technology in Finance
Technology Spending
Technology as Enabler
Technology and Talent as Barriers to Entry
Ever-Increasing Speeds, Frequencies, Data Volumes
The Rise of Real-Time Analytics
Python for Finance
Finance and Python Syntax
Efficiency and Productivity Through Python
Shorter time-to-results
Ensuring high performance
From Prototyping to Production
Conclusions
Further Reading
2. Infrastructure and Tools
Python Deployment
Anaconda
Python Quant Platform
Tools
Python
IPython
From shell to browser
Basic usage
Markdown and LaTeX
Magic commands
