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Miller explain not just the mathematics but the ideas behind the models. 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. An uqant autobiography of emanuel derman describing his life in academia phd and couple of postdocs, particle physics and as a. Jan 11, 2016 in my life as a quant, emanuel derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first highenergy particle physicists to migrate to wall street. An uqant autobiography of emanuel derman describing his life in academia phd and couple of postdocs, particle physics and as a quant on wallstreet from early 80ies. Like finance is concerned with the relations between the values of securities and their risk, and with the behavior of those values. It is unique and there wont be another one like it impactsuccess wise, because of how much the world of quant finance has changed over the past 1015 years. Emanuel derman talks about the quants valuewalk premium. My life as a quant iv 7 in the penal colony the world of industry working for money rather than love. Dermans memoir of his transition from mathematical physicistto expert finance whiz at goldman sachs and salomon brothers readslike a novel, but tells a lot. It is also a book about the principles of financial valuation and how to apply them. He is the author of mathematics and statistics for financial risk management, second edition. He is an author, businessman, a quantitative analyst and currently works at columbia university as a director of the financial engineering program. Emanuel derman is a professor at columbia university, where he directs its financial engineering program.
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