LEADER 00000cam 2200385 a 4500 001 ocn419797257 003 OCoLC 005 20141231180210.0 008 090722t20102010nyua b 001 0deng 010 2009028511 020 9780307453372 (hardcover) 020 0307453375 (hardcover) 035 (OCoLC)419797257 040 DLC|cDLC|dBTCTA|dYDXCP|dIH9|dC#P|dUtOrBLW|erda 043 n-us--- 082 00 332.64092/273|222 092 332.6409227|bPAT 100 1 Patterson, Scott,|d1969- 245 14 The quants :|bhow a new breed of math whizzes conquered Wall Street and nearly destroyed it /|cScott Patterson. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York :|bCrown Business,|c[2010] 264 4 |c©2010 300 x, 337 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 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. 650 0 Quantitative analysts. 650 0 Investment advisors. 650 0 Stockbrokers. 650 0 Investments|xMathematical models|xHistory. 650 0 Finance.
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