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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 revolution. Nerds 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 au...

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Main Authors: Leinweber, David, 1952- (Author)
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Published: Wiley,
Publisher Address: Hoboken, N.J. :
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Investments > Computer network resources.
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > General. > General.
New York (State) > Wall Street. > Wall Street.
Electronic books.
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119201113
Summary: An intriguing look at how technology is changing financial markets, from an innovator on the frontlines of this revolution. Nerds 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 author David Leinweber provides readers with an overview of where we were just a few short years ago, and where we are going. Being a successful investor today and tomorrow--individual or institutional--involves more than stock picking, asset allocation, or market timing: it involves technology. And Leinwe.
Item Description: Title from title screen.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xlvi, 353 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470500538
0470500530
9780470500552
0470500557
9781119201113
111920111X
Index Number: HG4515
CLC: F830.59
Contents: An illustrated history of wired markets -- Greatest hits of computation in finance -- Algorithm wars -- Where does alpha come from? -- A gentle introduction to computerized investing -- Stupid data miner tricks -- A little AI goes a long way on Wall Street -- Perils and promise of evolutionary computation on Wall Street -- The text frontier: AI, IA, and the new research -- Collective intelligence, social media, and Web market monitors -- Three hundred years of stock market manipulations from the coffeehouse to the World Wide Web -- Shooting the moon: stupid financial technology tricks -- Structural ideas for the economic rescue: fractional homes and new banks -- Nerds gone green: nerds on Wall Street, off Wall Street.

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