how a new breed of math whizzes conquered Wall Street and nearly destroyed it /
Scott Patterson.
New York :
Crown,
2010.
1 online resource (x, 337 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
All in -- The Godfather: Ed Thorp -- Beat the market -- The volatility smile -- Four of a kind -- The Wolf -- The money grid -- Living the dream -- "I keep my fingers crossed for the future" -- The August factor -- The doomsday clock -- A flaw -- The devil's work -- Dark pools.
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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.