The quants : how a small band of math wizards took over Wall St. and nearly destroyed it /
Scott Patterson.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Crown, c2010.
- x, 337 p. ; 25 cm.
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.
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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.