num_pages: 304
description: 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. Throughout this tale, he also reflects on the appropriate way to apply the refined methods of physics to the hurly-burly world of markets.
language: English
title: My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance
titlecomplete: My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance
genres: Physics, Biography, Finance, Science, Economics, Money, Nonfiction, Business, History, Memoir
ratings_count: 2528
publisher: Wiley