FAQ
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This FAQ section summarizes questions I've received from several people.
What JQuantLib is about?
In a nutshell, JQuantLib is good for price valuation of financial instruments, value at risk (VaR) valuation and eventually support for certain portfolio management needs.
How do you make money from JQuantLib?
JQuantLib is being used in my own portfolio valuation applications, aiming to reach maximum expectancy of return associated to a certain given risk.
Do you have a business model around JQuantLib?
Yes. See previous question. I dont think one needs to open up a registered company to make money. You can simply buy slices of already existing companies and then sell these slices with profit. In reality, trading involves several other disciplines; it's a very wide subject and JQuantLib is only a relative small part of the entire thing.
Why you are reimplementing QuantLib in Java?
Because nobody tried it before. If someone had already implemented it, I would certainly focus on my applications instead.
Is there a quick start guide?
Yes. See our README.txt file
Is there something available for download?
http://www.jquantlib.org/index.php/Download
Why don't you use SWIG wrappers instead of reimplementing QuantLib in Java?
I've tried SWIG but I didn't enjoyed the experience. Our Manifesto has more on the reasoning.
Why haven't you used a C++ to Java translator to do it automagically for you?
There's no translator able to produce a 100% reliable translation.
What's the relationship between JQuantLib and SKWASH's JQuantLib?
There's no relationship between JQuantLib (us) and the example provided by SKWASH called... JQuantLib. We've taken the approach to translate QuantLib to Java whilst they've taken the approach of writing SWIG wrappers for QuantLib which could be called from Java applications. These are completely different approaches which produce different benefits.
How can I contribute to JQuantLib?
- Please see our Contribution Policy for more details.
- There's also a list of tasks in our issue management system at http://bugs.jquantlib.org/
How can I donate stuff to JQuantLib?
We are not accepting donations at the moment.
