Who Needs a Newtonian Finance?

5 Pages Posted: 18 Jan 2018 Last revised: 19 Jan 2018

See all articles by Marcos Lopez de Prado

Marcos Lopez de Prado

Cornell University - Operations Research & Industrial Engineering; Abu Dhabi Investment Authority; True Positive Technologies

Frank J. Fabozzi

Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School

Date Written: January 18, 2018

Abstract

In this article, we discuss economics' obsession with calculus. Instead of focusing on that narrow topic, economics and finance students should be taught a much wider variety of mathematical subjects.

Keywords: Financial Mathematics, Calculus, Machine Learning, Graph Theory, Supercomputing, Big Data

JEL Classification: G0, G1, G2, G15, G24, E44

Suggested Citation

López de Prado, Marcos and López de Prado, Marcos and Fabozzi, Frank J., Who Needs a Newtonian Finance? (January 18, 2018). Journalof Portfolio Management, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3104826

Marcos López de Prado (Contact Author)

Cornell University - Operations Research & Industrial Engineering ( email )

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United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.orie.cornell.edu

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ( email )

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True Positive Technologies ( email )

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HOME PAGE: http://www.truepositive.com

Frank J. Fabozzi

Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School ( email )

100 International Drive
Baltimore, MD 21202
United States

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