My Life as a Quant
Reflections on Physics and Finance
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Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7616490M
- ISBN-139780471394204
- ISBN-100471394203
- OCLC Control Number54896959
- OCLC Control Numbermylifeasquantref00derm_924
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2004007664
- Goodreads41397
- LibraryThing7687
Classifications
- LCCHG4621.D47 2004
Description
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.
Description
"My Life as a Quant is Derman's account of his search for answers as he undergoes his transformation from ambitious young scientist to managing director. His book is simultaneously wide-ranging and personal. He tells the story of his passage between two worlds; he recounts his adventures with physicists, quants, options traders, and other highfliers on Wall Street; he analyzes the incompatible personas of traders and quants; and he meditates on the dissimilar natures of knowledge in physics and finance. Throughout his tale, he reflects on the appropriate way to apply the refined methods of physics to the hurly-burly world of markets."--Jacket.
First Sentence
If mathematics is the Queen of Sciences, as the great mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss christened it in the nineteenth century, then physics is king.
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