The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It

how a small band of math wizards took over Wall St. and nearly destroyed it

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352 pages

English language

Published Jan. 30, 2010 by Crown.

ISBN:
9780307453372
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reviewed The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It by Scott Patterson

The Quants, la irrupción del "genio" matemático en Wall Street

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En la década de los 50, Wall Street se llena de matemáticos con brillantes fórmulas que desplazan al clásico agente apostador.

Con resultados interesantes. En el sentido chino de la palabra.

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Subjects

  • Quantitative analysts -- United States
  • Investment advisors -- United States
  • Stockbrokers -- United States
  • Investments -- Mathematical models -- History
  • Finance -- United States