The Quants: The Maths Geniuses Who Brought Down Wall Street
Author(s): Scott Patterson
Quants - quantitative analysts - were the maths masterminds let loose on Wall Street in the belief that their brilliant, impregnable computer programs would always beat the market. This book charts their rise from obscurity to boom and then to bust, explaining why they were so confident - and how they got it so disastrously wrong.
General Information
- :
- : Cornerstone
- : Century
- : 0.241
- : 28 February 2011
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 March 2011
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Scott Patterson
- : Paperback
- : 332.64092273
- : 352
More About The Product
The compelling story of the computer whizzkids behind the global economic meltdown.
Scott Patterson worked for several years as a financial reporter at the Wall Street Journal. He lives in New York.
