Financial Technology

<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" stylesrc="../_private/template_title.htm" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#333366" vlink="#000000" alink="#000000"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" cellpadding="10" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" id="table8"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFFCC"> <p class="header_black">Other Functions: <span class="header_gold">Financial Technology</span></td> </tr> </table> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="4" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" cellpadding="0" id="table9"> <tr> <td width="740" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="468" id="table10"> <tr> <td> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table11"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap3"> <area target="_top" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0123704782/ref=nosim/contingencyanaly" shape="rect" coords="47, 84, 141, 199"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_freedman_roy_(2006).gif" width="142" height="200" usemap="#FPMap3"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table12"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">Introduction to Financial Technology</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table13"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="4"> <p class="book_details">Roy Freedman</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap4"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_4.gif" width="90" height="16" usemap="#FPMap4"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap2"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/tech_2.gif" width="90" height="16" usemap="#FPMap2"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> 2006</td> <td width="100%" class="book_details_tags"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap5"> <area target="_top" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0123704782/ref=nosim/contingencyanaly" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 90, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_amazon.gif" width="90" height="25" usemap="#FPMap5"></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body">This bizarre book says precious little about financial technology—and what it does say on the topic is fragmented. The book is chock full of historical anecdotes and trivia, only some of which relates to finance. Topics include Napoleon's telegraph system, the founding of the Monte Carlo Casino, the invention of cubic spline interpolation and Babylonian interest rate calculations. The book is entertaining to browse but of little practical value ... <a target="_top" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0123704782/ref=nosim/contingencyanaly">Buy now</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table14"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap6"> <area target="_top" coords="0, 0, 139, 199" shape="rect" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0750680555/ref=nosim/contingencyanaly"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_alvarez_marc_(2006).jpg" width="140" height="200" usemap="#FPMap6"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table15"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">Market Data Explained</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table16"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="4"> <p class="book_details">Marc Alvarez</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap8"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_not_rated.gif" width="90" height="16" usemap="#FPMap8"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap9"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/tech_1.gif" width="90" height="16" usemap="#FPMap9"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> 2006</td> <td width="100%" class="book_details_tags"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap7"> <area target="_top" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0750680555/ref=nosim/contingencyanaly" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 90, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_amazon.gif" width="90" height="25" usemap="#FPMap7"></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body">This very short book is not about market data. It is about designing the logical structure for a relational database for market data. It emphasizes a particular model the author has worked on, called the Global Capital Markets data model. Traders or risk managers will find the book impenetrable. Maybe IT professionals can make sense of it ... <a target="_top" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0750680555/ref=nosim/contingencyanaly">Buy now</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="468" id="table17"> <tr> <td> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr> </table> </center> </div> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">  </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table18"> <tr> <td width="50%" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" align="center" valign="top"> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td><td width="50%" bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="center"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" id="table19"> <tr> <td> <p class="body" style="margin-bottom: 6; margin-left:5; margin-top:5"><b> <font color="#333366" size="3">For related books, also see sections:</font></b></p> <p class="bullet" style="margin:7; "> <img border="0" src="../images/bullet.gif" width="20" height="10"><a target="_top" href="../link_topic/math_software.htm">Math - Analytic Software</a><p class="bullet_line_space" style="margin:7; "> <img border="0" src="../images/bullet.gif" width="20" height="10"><a target="_top" href="../link_topic/financial_engineering_numerical_methods.htm">Financial Engineering - Numerical Methods</a></p> <p class="bullet_line_space" style="margin:7; "> <img border="0" src="../images/bullet.gif" width="20" height="10"><a target="_top" href="../link_topic/other_functions_back_office.htm">Other Functions - Back Office</a></p> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" cellpadding="15" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" id="table20"> <tr> <td width="100%">  <table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="100%" cellpadding="0" id="table1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="12"> <p style="margin-top: 0"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> <p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 2px"> <a target="_top" href="http://www.riskexpertise.com/link/advertising.htm"> <font size="1" color="#000000" face="Arial">Ads by Contingency Analysis.</font></a></td> <td align="left"> <p align="right" style="margin-bottom: 2px"> <a target="_top" href="http://www.riskexpertise.com/link/advertising.htm"> <font size="1" color="#000000" face="Arial">Advertise on this site.</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="2">  <iframe src="http://servedbyadbutler.com/adserve/;ID=147917;size=300x250;setID=93136;type=iframe" allowtransparency="true" background-color="transparent" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px" width="300" height="250" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"> <![if lt IE 4]> <script src="http://servedbyadbutler.com/adserve/;ID=147917;size=300x250;setID=93136;type=js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <noscript> <a href="http://servedbyadbutler.com/go2/;ID=147917;size=300x250;setID=93136"> <img src="http://servedbyadbutler.com/adserve/;ID=147917;size=300x250;setID=93136;type=img" border="0" height="250" width="300" alt=""></a> </noscript><![endif]> </iframe>   </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 20"> <map name="FPMap0_I1"> <area href="http://www.riskbook.com" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 184, 29" target="_top"></map> <img border="0" src="../images/open_book_riskbook.gif" usemap="#FPMap0_I1" width="185" height="30"></p> <p class="a" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="../main/disclaimer.htm">disclaimer</a></font></p> <p class="a" align="center"><span class="verdana10">website:</span> <a target="_top" href="http://www.contingencyanalysis.com"> <font size="2" face="Arial">http://www.contingencyanalysis.com</font></a><br> <span class="verdana10">books direct link:</span> <a target="_top" href="http://www.riskbook.com"><font size="2" face="Arial">http://www.riskbook.com</font></a><br> copyright <font face="Times New Roman">©</font> Contingency Analysis, 1996 - current</p> <p class="a" align="center"><map name="FPMap1_I1"> <area target="_top" href="http://www.contingencyanalysis.com" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 240, 88"> </map><img border="0" src="../images/logo_book_white.gif" usemap="#FPMap1_I1" width="241" height="89"></p> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </body>