Visual Quantitative Finance: A New Look at Option Pricing, Risk Management, and Structured Securities

Acknowledgments

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to several people who made this book possible. At Pearson/FT Press, Jim Boyd, who believed in the material; Michael Thomsett, who gave the project guidance and direction from beginning to end; Lori Lyons, who served as both patient editor and production manager; Krista Hansing, Russ Hall, and all those who helped with editing, marketing, illustration, and production.

I would also like to thank Don DePamphilis at Loyola Marymount University for giving me the idea to write and Cooper Stinson for reviewing early manuscripts and asking all the right questions.

Also, my friends and family who gave me encouragement and inspiration, and forgave me for missing tee times: Arnold, Barbara, Barry, ...