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UNINA9910143130803321 |
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Leinweber David <1952-> |
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Nerds on Wall Street [[electronic resource] ] : math, machines, and wired markets / / David J. Leinweber |
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Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009 |
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0-470-50056-5 |
1-119-20111-X |
1-282-12203-7 |
9786612122033 |
0-470-50053-0 |
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[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (402 p.) |
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Investments - Computer network resources |
Electronic books. |
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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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 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 te |
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UNINA9910781347403321 |
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Thompson Melissa <1973-> |
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Mad or bad? [[electronic resource] ] : race, class, gender, and mental disorder in the criminal justice system / / Melissa Thompson |
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El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 p.) |
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Criminal justice : recent scholarship Mad or bad? |
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration - United States |
Crime and race - United States |
Crime - Sex differences - United States |
Criminals - Mental health - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Table of Contents; Figures; Tables; CHAPTER 1 THE MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AS AGENTS OF SOCIAL CONTROL; CHAPTER 2 THE STUDY OF RACE, CLASS, GENDER, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND CRIME; CHAPTER 3 DATA SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY; CHAPTER 4 INSTITUTIONAL SOCIAL CONTROL: CAUSES AND EFFECTS; CHAPTER 5 MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AMONG SENTENCED OFFENDERS; CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Cases Cited; Index |
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Thompson explores the process through which criminal responsibility is constructed and reproduced on the basis of race and gender. While |
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feminist literature points to constructions of female offenders as "mad" and male offenders as "bad," this research do not support this perspective. Instead, major findings include strong and consistent evidence that African American defendants are less likely to receive psychiatric evaluations to determine mental status at the time of the offense. This implies that criminal justice officials have racial perceptions about the causes of crime; consequently, Af |
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