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The quants how a new breed of math whizzes conquered Wall Street and nearly destroyed it  Cover Image E-book E-book

The quants how a new breed of math whizzes conquered Wall Street and nearly destroyed it

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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  • ISBN: 9780307453396 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
  • ISBN: 0307453391 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
  • Physical Description: electronic resource
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    1 online resource (x, 337 p.) : ill.
  • Publisher: New York : Crown, 2010.

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Title from eBook information screen.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note: 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.
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Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 3387 KB).
Subject: New York Stock Exchange.
Quantitative analysts -- United States
Investment advisors -- United States
Stockbrokers -- United States
Investments -- Mathematical models -- History
Finance -- United States
Finanzanalyse
Mathematisches Modell -- Geschichte 1950-2008
Wertpapieranalyse
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