Patterson, Scott. <br/><br/>
The Quants: :  how a small band of maths wizards took over Wall Street and nearly destroyed it / 
by Scott Patterson. 
 - London :  Random House Business,  2010. 
 - x, 337 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/> Quants - quantitative analysts - were the maths geniuses let loose in Wall Street's candy store. This title follows them from obscurity to boom and then to bust, explaining why they were so self-confident, and how they got it so. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781847940582 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Quantitative analysts--United States.<br/>Investment advisors--United States.<br/>Stockbrokers--United States.<br/>Investments--Mathematical models--History.<br/>Finance--United States.<br/>Finance and Accounting.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.6 PA QU