Extensively revised and updated following the fallout from the global financial crisis, the sixth edition of this highly regarded book brings the reader right up to speed with the latest financial market developments, and provides a clear and incisive guide to a complex world that even those who wor[...]

Covers developments in financial instruments. This book contains chapters on the markets that deal with money, foreign exchange, equities, bonds, commodities, financial futures, options and other derivatives. It looks at why these markets exist, how they work and who trades in them.[...]

This Springer Brief examines the combination of computer vision techniques and machine learning algorithms necessary for humanoid robots to develop "true consciousness." It illustrates the critical first step towards reaching "deep learning," long considered the holy grail for machine learning scien[...]