Re: [tlug] [OT] Japan and 海外 credit cards

[Gernot Hassenpflug <aikishugyo@example.com>]

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Edward Middleton<emiddleton@example.com> wrote:
> Ai Ling wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Edward Middleton
>> <emiddleton@example.com <mailto:emiddleton@example.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Thats interesting/scary, I aways imagined quants would use mathematic,
>>     matlab or something else more serious then Excel extensions. /../
>>
>> Please excuse what may be a very stupid question, and I'm sure Matlab
>> is a very fine program from my limited experience with it in college
>> (math minor), but... how on earth would one use Matlab in an
>> _accounting/financial_ environment?
>
> Well like Excel you can build excel extension or even complete
> applications out of Matlab but I would have a lot more faith in Matlab
> getting the maths right.

Matlab has an (optional?) financial toolbox.

Gernot