Stock Price Simulation Using Stable Random Variables
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The stable distribution random number generator is preset in ranges that can be used to simulate logarithmic returns and financial market prices. The starting value is 1000. The Demonstration should be run a number of times for each parameter setting to get an idea of what Mandelbrot describes as the "wildness" of stable distributions.
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Contributed by: Bob Rimmer (July 2007)
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