Introduction to modern portfolio optimization with NUOPT and S-PLUS

Introduction to Modern Portfolio Optimization with NUOPT and S-PLUS

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-426

  Scherer, Bernd ^a   Martin, R Douglas ^b  

^a Deutsche Asset Management   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84892240921     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-27586-4     Document Type: Book

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