The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
Scott Patterson explores how a new generation of mathematics experts transformed Wall Street. The book follows the growing influence of quantitative methods in finance and examines how the same innovations that helped conquer markets also contributed to their near destruction.
About This Book
The Quants examines the rise of a new generation of mathematically trained specialists on Wall Street.
It focuses on how quantitative thinking and advanced mathematical methods changed the practice of finance.
The book also considers how these innovations contributed to the remarkable power and influence of modern financial markets.
By connecting mathematical expertise with Wall Street’s successes and failures, it presents a broad account of finance transformed by numbers.
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