Hi,
Thought this might be of interest...
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An initiative from College de Polytechnique in Paris:
Seminar on extreme moves in Finance: use of statistical tools, fractals,
waves
Date: May 27 1999
Theme:
Existing models inadequately describe extreme moves in finance, as shown
during the recent market crashes. A number of new ideas (fractals,
waves, statistics of extremes...) open the way to a better model for
price fluctuations, hence to a better understanding of extreme risks.
Public:
finance professionals, quantitative research analysts, options analysts,
risk managers wishing to learn the recent developments in extreme risks
modelisation.
Program:
-Extreme fluctuations in finance: statistical description and
consequences
-Applications: calculation of Value-At-Risk
-"Transformation en ondelettes"
Note: The seminar is in French
For details, see:
http://www.polytechnique.fr/inf/form/mfin4.htm
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