A rather breathless account of the history of finance. P. Bernstein, Capital Ideas. A readable history of financial economics, from Markowitz, who developed the theory of portfolio optimization to the more recent growth of the derivatives markets. The author worked for several years on Wall St., not as a quant, but as an investment banker, designing sophisticated derivatives products at Morgan Stanley and CS First Boston to enable clients to hide investment losses, make risky bets on forbidden categories of investments etc. Controversial, scurrilous, cynical, almost libellous, and amusingly written in parts.
Headhunters Here are the phone numbers of some headhunters.
I would suggest that before you get in contact with a headhunter, have a resume prepared, and do the apppropriate readings in finance. Since most of the places will actually ask questions and trick questions related to options, one has to be both prepared and show them that you are serious and have undertaken the necessary steps.