Chapter 1. Getting Started with pandas Using Wakari.io

In Mastering pandas for Finance, we will examine the use of pandas to manage financial data and perform various financial analyses with a specific focus on financial processes that can be facilitated using the capabilities provided within pandas, along with an occasional quantitative financial technique. I have made an assumption that you have basic knowledge of Python programming and have used IPython and IPython Notebooks. Knowledge of pandas is preferred, but we will cover enough information on pandas for any reader to be able to understand the technique being used. We will occasionally and briefly touch upon areas of quantitative finance, but those times will be mostly for information ...

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