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001    ocn419797257 
003    OCoLC 
005    20141231180210.0 
008    090722t20102010nyua     b    001 0deng   
010    2009028511 
020    9780307453372 (hardcover) 
020    0307453375 (hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)419797257 
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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.