What type of math is used by those who work on Wall St. and make the so-called "big bucks?"
Dec 19, 2014 #1 bballwaterboy 85 3 What type of math is used by those who work on Wall St. and make the so-called "big bucks?"
Dec 21, 2014 #2 jedishrfu Mentor Insights Author 13,580 7,568 Here's an article about how to become a quant http://www.quantstart.com/articles/Self-Study-Plan-for-Becoming-a-Quantitative-Developer
Here's an article about how to become a quant http://www.quantstart.com/articles/Self-Study-Plan-for-Becoming-a-Quantitative-Developer
Jan 1, 2015 #4 Doug Huffman Gold Member 805 111 Retired quant Nassim Nicholas Taleb has his professional papers on-line, some here http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=475810 at Social Science Research Network. Many more are linked from his current professional homepage http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/ and in his various popularized writings. His background is very different from the stereotypical quant from high energy physics.
Retired quant Nassim Nicholas Taleb has his professional papers on-line, some here http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=475810 at Social Science Research Network. Many more are linked from his current professional homepage http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/ and in his various popularized writings. His background is very different from the stereotypical quant from high energy physics.