How I Became a Quant (text only by R. R. Lindsey by B. Schachter

by R. R. Lindsey B. Schachter

How I Became a Insights from 25 of Wall Street's Elite [Hardcover]Richard R. Lindsey (Editor)Barry Schachter (Editor)

Genres: Finance

Hardcover

First published July 9, 2007

Reviews

[Dipra Lahiri · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I have zero knowledge about arcane financial engineering which rely on doctorates in Math & Physics to devise ever more complicated models to take advantage of market imperfections and make money, I thought it would be interesting to read about the experiences of the top 'quants' in the business. Turns out (unsurprisingly) that all of them were math jocks from an early age, many stumbled upon their profession when they figured that 'pure' Math was not their cup of tea, and that they were passionate about their intellectual quests, probably more than making a hell of a lot of money.

[Brian G. Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aware of my inherently biased opinion of quants, I sought out a book that might sway my (unfair?) predisposition. "Insights" is not really the appropriate word, as most of the "Elite" provided no inner knowledge of the industry; "stories" would have been more fitting. While a few sections were interesting (most notably, AQR Capital Management's Cliff Assness's chapter), overall, it was not what I was looking for.

[Zhitao Fan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains 25 quants' experience to get into this profession. Some of their personal experience is inspiring for job hunting.

[Faisal · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting insights into the world of quant finance. Several sections were poorly written though.