To prepare people to succeed in financial technology, seasoned veteran Roy Freedman presents both the technology and the finance side in this comprehensive introduction to the current state-of-the-art in financial technology. He covers the broad range of topics involved in this industry, including auction theory, databases, networked computer clusters, back-office operations, derivative securities, insider trading, bootstrap statistics, optimization and risk management. Each chapter concludes with a list of exercises, a list of references, a list of websites for further information and case studies. Part of the Complete Technology Guides for Financial Services Series.