‘An Artificial Neural Networks Primer with Financial Applications Examples in Financial Distress Predictions and Foreign Exchange Hybrid Trading System ’ by Dr Clarence N W Tan, PhD Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Computers (1986), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering (1989), University of Southern California Los Angeles, California, USA Masters of Business Administration (1989) University of Southern California Los Angeles, California, USA Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (1996) Securities Institute of Australia Diploma in Technical Analysis (1996) Australian Technical Analysts Association Doctor of Philosophy Bond University (1997) URL: http://w3.to/ctan/ E-mail:
[email protected] School of Information Technology, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD 4229, Australia Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS ..........................................................................................................................................2 1.1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................2 1.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ..........................................................................................................2 1.3 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FINANCE .......................................................................................4 1.3.1 Expert System