内容简介
InMyLifeasaQuant,EmanuelDermanreliveshisexcitingjourneyasoneofthefirsthigh–energyparticlephysiciststomigratetoWallStreet.Pagebypage,Dermandetailshisadventuresinthisfield—analyzingtheincompatiblepersonasoftradersandquants,anddiscussingthedissimilarnatureofknowledgeinphysicsandfinance.Throughoutthistale,healsoreflectsontheappropriatewaytoapplytherefinedmethodsofphysicstothehurly–burlyworldofmarkets.
作者简介
EmanuelDermanhasaPhDintheoreticalphysicsfromColumbiaUniversity.Heistheauthorofnumerousarticlesinelementaryparticlephysics,computerscience,andfinance,andacoauthorofthewidelyusedBlack–Derman–ToyinterestratemodelandtheDerman–Kanilocalvolatilitymodel.AfteraninitialcareerinacademiclifeandastintatAT&TBellLaboratories,hemovedtoGoldman,Sachs&Co.in1985,wherehebecameamanagingdirectorin1997.Amonghismanyawardsandhonors,hewasnamedtheSunGard/IAFEFinancialEngineeroftheYearin2000andwasappointedtotheRiskHallofFamein2002.HeiscurrentlytheDirectorofthePrograminFinancialEngineeringatColumbiaUniversity,acolumnistforRiskmagazine,andariskadvisortoaninvestmentmanagementcompany.HelivesinNewYorkCity.