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The Quants The Maths Geniuses who Brought Down Wall Street

Paperback • 2011 • English

The Quants The Maths Geniuses who Brought Down Wall Street

By Scott Patterson

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Quants' are quantative analysts, and in this narrative of brilliance and ambition, journalist Scott Patterson follows the rise of these young maths geniuses let loose in Wall Street's candy shop as they zoom from the bottom of the Street's pecking order to its pinnacle... and then set in motion ever-widening market catastrophes. The Quants examines the economic collapse on a panoramic level, placing the breakdown of the financial system within the larger context of a world ruled by intellectu...Show more

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ISBN

9781847940599

Publisher

RH Business Books

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

The Quants The Maths Geniuses who Brought Down Wall Street

Format

Paperback

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