Patterson, Scott,  1969- <br/><br/>
The quants :  how a small band of math wizards took over Wall St. and nearly destroyed it / 
Scott Patterson. 
 - New York :  Crown,  2010. 
 - x, 337 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-321) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780307453372 0307453375 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009028511 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Quantitative analysts--United States.<br/>Investment advisors--United States.<br/>Stockbrokers--United States.<br/>Investments--Mathematical models--History.<br/>Finance--United States.<br/>Analistas cuantitativos--Estados Unidos.<br/>Asesores de inversiones--Estados Unidos.<br/>Los corredores de bolsa--Estados Unidos.<br/>Inversiones--Modelos matemáticos--Historia.<br/>Finanzas--Estados Unidos.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG 4928.5  / P318q 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.64092