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My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance
Emanuel Derman
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Rank: 1551
Book Description
Emanuel Derman was one of the first physicists to move to Wall Street, and
his career paralleled the growth of quantitative trading over the past
twenty years.
In My Life as a Quant, he traces his transformation
from ambitious young scientist to managing director and head of the
renowned Quantitative Strategies group at Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Derman’s tale recounts his adventures with quants, traders and
other high fliers on Wall Street as he became the best-known quant in the
business.
He describes the struggles of research and his interactions with
an assorted cast of famous scientists. He relates his impressions of some
of the most creative minds on Wall Street, including Fischer Black, with
whom he collaborated on the widely used Black-Derman-Toy model of interest
rates.
Throughout his story he reflects on the appropriate way to apply the
refined methods of physics to the hurly-burly world of markets and the
people that inhabit them.
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![]() | | 2. | Review | | "...tells wonderful stories of trying to bring higher mathematics to the
Goldman Sachs equity-derivatives trading desk." (Grant's Interest Rate
Observer, Dec. 17, 2004) "compelling" (Financial
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My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance
Emanuel Derman
![]() | | | Physics to Finance | | (NYC, United States) January 4, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars | | Excellent book on survival, as a Ph.D. in Physics, in the 80s and 90s.
Most Physics PhD cannot find any jobs. Yet, Derman did well in moving to
finance at Goldman Sachs. This book is a page turner that you cannot put... read full review |
![]() | | | Wow, sincerest thanks | | (Melbourne, FL United States) May 23, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars | | In the acknowledgements Mr. Derman thanks his editor Pamela van Giessen for
letting him write this book explaining what it is like to be a quant (i.e.
quantative analysist) and I want to extend my gratitude as well. I... read full review |
![]() | | | Keen insights on quantitative finance | | (Melbourne, FL United States) March 14, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars | | "My Life as a Quant" is an accessible and often mesmerizing autobiography
of a physicist-turned-quant who climbed his way out of obscurity and
ultimately reached the summit of his profession.
Unlike so
many ivory-tower... read full review |
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