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"An honest account of the experience of going from an environment of Nobel Prize winners and pure thought to one of
money, money, money. Derman gives us unique insight into the
motivations of academia, the pressure to cast off worldly success
in favor of matters more cerebral, then the mixed feelings
during his descent into a world where the bottom line is P&L,
and finally his success at bringing his own style of science into
investment banking."-Paul Wilmottt,mathematician, author, and fund manager"A fascinating personal account of one man's journey through
several of the leading institutions of our time. Written by perhaps the leading practitioner of his generation, this insightful
narrative explores the disparate cultures of physics, finance, and
their powerful fusion known as phynance. This book is a mustread for aspiring quants, financial historians, and armchair sociologists interested in the machinations of both academia and
industry."-Peter Carr,Head of Quantitative Research, Bloomberg,
and Director, Masters in Math Finance, NYU
Emanuel Derman 
 
 
To the Memory of My Parents
Ambition is a state of permanent dissatisfaction with the present.
 
PROLOGUE THE TWO CULTURES 1Physics and finance ■ What quants do ■ The Black-Scholes model ■ Quants and traders Pure thought and beautiful mathematics can divine the laws of physics ■ Can they do the same for finance? ■CHAPTER 1 ELECTIVE AFFINITIES 17 The attractions of science The glory days of particle physics ■ Driven by ambitious dreams to Columbia Legendary physicists and budding uwnderkinder Talent versus character, plans versus luck CHAPTER 2 DOG YEARS 29 ■ Life as a graduate student Wonderful lectures ■ T. D. Lee, the brightest star in the firmament ■ Seven lean years ■ Getting out of graduate school only half-alive ■CHAPTER 3 A SORT OF LIFE 53 The priesthood of itinerant postdocs ■ Research isn't easy ■ Almost perishing, then publishing The delirious thrill of collaboration and discovery CHAPTER 4 A SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION 65 ■ Oxford's civilized charms One physics paper leads to another ■ English idiosyncrasies ■ The anthroposophists ■
CHAPTER 5 THE MANDARINS 77 Research and parenthood on NewYork's Upper East Side A good life, but ... the tensions of twin careers CHAPTER 6 KNOWLEDGE OF THE HIGHER WORLDS 85 A two-city family New age meditations Karma Goodbye to physics CHAPTER 7 IN THE PENAL COLONY 95 The world of industry-working for money rather than love The Business Analysis Syste ............

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