The quants : how a small band of math wizards took over Wall St. and nearly destroyed it / Scott Patterson.
2010
HG4928.5 .P38 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
The quants : how a small band of math wizards took over Wall St. and nearly destroyed it / Scott Patterson.
Author
Patterson, Scott, 1969-
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780307453372
0307453375
9781847940582
1847940587
0307453375
9781847940582
1847940587
Imprint
New York : Crown, c2010.
Language
English
Description
x, 337 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
HG4928.5 .P38 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
332.64092/273
Summary
A gripping narrative of brilliance and hubris, "The Quants" follows the rise of 1950s-era math geniuses let loose on Wall Street--who then set in motion ever widening market catastrophes.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
All in
The Godfather: Ed Thorp
Beat the market
The volatility smile
Four of a kind
The Wolf
The money grid
Living the dream
"I keep my fingers crossed for the future"
The August factor
The doomsday clock
A flaw
The devil's work
Dark pools.
The Godfather: Ed Thorp
Beat the market
The volatility smile
Four of a kind
The Wolf
The money grid
Living the dream
"I keep my fingers crossed for the future"
The August factor
The doomsday clock
A flaw
The devil's work
Dark pools.