[R] [Workshop] Finance with R

[Peter Ruckdeschel]

The Financial Mathematics department of Fraunhofer ITWM 
is offering a two-days workshop on Finance with R:

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[Workshop] Finance with R
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Oct 20, 2011, 10:00-17:00 and
Oct 21, 2011,  9:00-16:00

Fraunhofer ITWM, Fraunhofer-Platz 1, 67663 Kaiserslautern,
Germany

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Scope and purpose
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This workshop provides an introduction to R for professionals 
and academics in Finance. 

It gives an insight into possibilities of data analysis and 
statistics with R, import of data sets, generation of graphics 
and preparation of reports, according to their relevance 
in Finance.

Besides providing insight into financial modeling in R, in 
particular we demonstrate the use of the Rmetrics family 
of R packages as well as an R bridge to the Quantlib library. 
We also cover integration of R into Excel, interaction with 
Matlab, and import from Bloomberg.

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Benefits of attending
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The workshop provides insight into statistical models and 
concepts in R which are useful for various problems arising 
in Finance. 

The attendees will be able to import datasets into R, analyze 
them statistically and apply concepts from time series modeling. 

In practical sessions, the attendees will learn and practice 
how to use R.

The fee for the workshop is 500 EUR.

For further details, see
http://www.itwm.fraunhofer.de/en/departments/financial-mathematics/events/2011-workshop-series.html

Peter Ruckdeschel

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Dr. habil. Peter Ruckdeschel, Abteilung Finanzmathematik, F3.17
Fraunhofer ITWM, Fraunhofer Platz 1, 67663 Kaiserslautern
Telefon:  +49 631/31600-4699   Fax    :  +49 631/31600-5699
E-Mail :  peter.ruckdeschel at itwm.fraunhofer.de
http://www.itwm.fraunhofer.de/abteilungen/finanzmathematik/mitarbeiterinnen/mitarbeiter/dr-peter-ruckdeschel.html