Sunday, March 21, 2010

Monte Carlo Simulation

Wikipedia:
Monte Carlo methods (or Monte Carlo experiments) are a class of computational algorithms that rely on repeated random sampling to compute their results. Monte Carlo methods are often used in simulating physical and mathematical systems. Because of their reliance on repeated computation of random or pseudo-random numbers, these methods are most suited to calculation by a computer and tend to be used when it is unfeasible or impossible to compute an exact result with a deterministic algorithm.

Wikipedia: MCS in Finance

Introduction to Practical MCS:
using MS Excel
using MatLabe