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My Life as a Quant
Reflections on Physics and Finance
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My Life as a Quant
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.
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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—analysing 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.
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Reviews praise My Life as a Quant for its engaging and entertaining narrative, blending personal memoir with insights into the world of quantitative finance. Emanuel Derman's writing is noted for its wry humour and elegance, offering readers an intriguing look into the intersection of science and finance. The book is seen as both a delightful memoir and an enlightening read on financial engineering, highlighted by Derman's reflections on working alongside significant figures like Fischer Black.
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ISBN: 9780470192733
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 December 2007
Country: United States
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Illustration: Graphs: 0 B&W, 0 Color
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 150.0mm
Height: 224.0mm
Weight: 363g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Emanuel Derman is a principal and Head of Risk at Prisma Capital Partners and a professor and Director of the Program in Financial Engineering at Columbia University. He was formerly a managing director at Goldman, Sachs & Co., which he joined in 1985 after an initial career in academic life and at AT&T Bell Laboratories. He is the co-creator of the widely used Black-Derman-Toy interest rate model and the Derman_Kani local volatility model. Among his many awards and honors, he was named the SunGard/IAFE Financial Engineer of the Year in 2000 and was appointed to the Risk Hall of Fame in 2002. He has a PhD in theoretical physics from Columbia University and is the author of numerous articles in elementary particle physics, computer science, and finance.
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