My Life as a Quant
| Author | : Emanuel Derman |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 2016-01-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780470192733 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0470192739 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis My Life as a Quant by : Emanuel Derman
Download or read book My Life as a Quant written by Emanuel Derman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-11 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In My Life as a Quant, Emanuel Derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first high-energy particle physicists to migrate to Wall Street. Page by page, Derman details his adventures in this field—analyzing the incompatible personas of traders and quants, and discussing the dissimilar nature of knowledge in physics and finance. Throughout this tale, he also reflects on the appropriate way to apply the refined methods of physics to the hurly-burly world of markets.
