01978cam a2200445 a 4500 89857 20230410115723.0 090722s2010 nyu b 001 0deng 2009028511 9780307453372 0307453375 AU@ 000044514317 (OCoLC)419797257 n-us--- HG 4928.5 P318q 2010 332.64092 Patterson, Scott, 1969- 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. Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-321) 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. Quantitative analysts United States. Investment advisors United States. Stockbrokers United States. Investments Mathematical models History. Finance United States. Analistas cuantitativos Estados Unidos. Asesores de inversiones Estados Unidos. Los corredores de bolsa Estados Unidos. Inversiones Modelos matemáticos Historia. Finanzas Estados Unidos. Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0008445104 YBP Library Services YANK 3141105 Blackwell Book Service BBUS R2829177 $27.00 lcc bk C0 DRFGD web 46672 46672 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HG 4928.5 P318q 2010 00000077860 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk