1st Edition

Hidden Markov Models in Finance and other Applications

By Nguyet Nguyen Copyright 2025
194 Pages 83 Color & 4 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

194 Pages 83 Color & 4 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

This book provides fundamental concepts and algorithms of the Hidden Markov Model (HMM) and its applications in finance, such as stock price predictions, and other areas such as speech recognition. Their wide range uses make HMMs very attractive to researchers in both academia and industry. Only a basic knowledge of probability, statistics, and programming is necessary, and readers will learn the... Read more

Preface Author 1 Introduction 2 Three Main Problems of The HMM and Its Algorithms 3 Model Selections 4 Applications of HMM in Finance 5 Applications of HMM in other disciplines Bibliography Index

Biography

Dr. Nguyet (Moon) Nguyen is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Youngstown State University. She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Financial Mathematics from Florida State University and specializes in predictive modeling, data analysis, and quantitative finance. With over a decade of research on Hidden Markov Models, she has published widely on their applications in stock forecasting, economic modeling, and portfolio management, and collaborates actively with industry partners.