Nerds on Wall Street math, machines, and wired markets

An intriguing look at how technology is changing financial markets, from an innovator on the frontlines of this revolutionNerds on Wall Street tells the tale of the ongoing technological transformation of the world's financial markets. The impact of technology on investing is profound, and auth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Leinweber, David, 1952- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley c2009.
Edición:1st edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627490506719
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  • Nerds on Wall Street: Math, Machines and Wired Markets; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; No Hedge Fund in My Tree House; A Concept Map of the Book; Flat Is the New Up; Tag Clouds; Web Site; Notes; Part One: Wired Markets; Chapter 1: An Illustrated History of Wired Markets; Chapter 2: Greatest Hits of Computation in Finance; Chapter 3: Algorithm Wars; Part Two: Alpha as Life; Chapter 4: Where Does Alpha Come From?; Chapter 5: A Gentle Introduction to Computerized Investing; Chapter 6: Stupid Data Miner Tricks; Part Three: Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence Amplification
  • Chapter 7: A Little AI Goes a Long Way on Wall StreetChapter 8: Perils and Promise of Evolutionary Computation on Wall Street; Chapter 9: The Text Frontier; Chapter 10: Collective Intelligence, Social Media, and Web Market Monitors; Chapter 11: Three Hundred Years of Stock Market Manipulations; Part Four: Nerds Gone Wild; Chapter 12: Shooting the Moon; Chapter 13: Structural Ideas for the Economic Rescue; Chapter 14: Nerds Gone Green; Index; About the Web Site