TY  - BOOK
AU  - Patterson,Scott
TI  - The quants: how a small band of math wizards took over Wall St. and nearly destroyed it 
SN  - 9780307453372
AV  - HG 4928.5 P318q 2010
U1  - 332.64092 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Crown
KW  - Quantitative analysts
KW  - United States
KW  - Investment advisors
KW  - Stockbrokers
KW  - Investments
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - History
KW  - Finance
KW  - Analistas cuantitativos
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Asesores de inversiones
KW  - Los corredores de bolsa
KW  - Inversiones
KW  - Modelos matemáticos
KW  - Historia
KW  - Finanzas
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -