FAQ
From JQuantLib
This FAQ section summarizes questions I've received from several people.
What JQuantLib is about?
In a nutshell, JQuantLib is good for financial instrument valuation, portfolio management and risk management.
How do you use JQuantLib?
Oh well, JQuantLib is a work in progress. We need to wait for the first release to start using it as a option valuation engine, which can be potentially used for portfolio valuation.
How do you plan to make money with JQuantLib?
JQuantLib will be used in my own applications for helping me trading well, 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, for instance.
Why you are reimplementing QuantLib in Java?
Because nobody tried it before.
Is there a quick start guide?
Yes. See our README.txt file
When do you plan to release something for download?
When we obtain sufficiently well tested code with enough quality assurance standards. A reasonable target date is 01/OCT/2008.
Why don't you use SWIG wrappers instead of reimplementing QuantLib in Java?
I've tried but I didn't like the experience. Our Manifesto has more on the reasoning.
What's the relationship between JQuantLib and SKWASH's JQuantLib?
There's no relationship between JQuantLib and the example provided by SKWASH called... JQuantLib. It's true that both JQuantLibs are intended to more or less the same purpose, but they are not correlated in any way.
How could I contribute to JQuantLib?
There are several ways from coding to administrative tasks. Please see our Contribution Policy for more details. At the moment we are not considering money donations, donated computational resources, etc.
