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A guide for the perplexed quant

Quantitative financial modelling seems to employ both the language and techniques of physics, but how similar are the two disciplines? Emanuel Derman comments on the practice of financial modelling and the environment in which it is done.

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Published in:Quantitative finance 2001-05, Vol.1 (5), p.476-480
Main Author: derman, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Quantitative financial modelling seems to employ both the language and techniques of physics, but how similar are the two disciplines? Emanuel Derman comments on the practice of financial modelling and the environment in which it is done.
ISSN:1469-7688
1469-7696
DOI:10.1080/713665869