The quants : how a new breed of math whizzes conquered Wall Street and nearly destroyed it /
Patterson, Scott, 1969-
The quants : how a new breed of math whizzes conquered Wall Street and nearly destroyed it / How a new breed of math whizzes conquered Wall Street and nearly destroyed it Scott Patterson. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Business, c2010. - x, 337 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
0307453375 9780307453372
2009028511
Finance--United States.
Investment advisors--United States.
Investments--Mathematical models--History.
Quantitative analysts--United States.
Stockbrokers--United States.
The quants : how a new breed of math whizzes conquered Wall Street and nearly destroyed it / How a new breed of math whizzes conquered Wall Street and nearly destroyed it Scott Patterson. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Business, c2010. - x, 337 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
0307453375 9780307453372
2009028511
Finance--United States.
Investment advisors--United States.
Investments--Mathematical models--History.
Quantitative analysts--United States.
Stockbrokers--United States.