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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830600703321

Autore

Leinweber David <1952->

Titolo

Nerds on Wall Street [[electronic resource] ] : math, machines, and wired markets / / David J. Leinweber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009

ISBN

0-470-50056-5

1-119-20111-X

1-282-12203-7

9786612122033

0-470-50053-0

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 p.)

Disciplina

332.64/273

332.64273

Soggetti

Investments - Computer network resources

Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960775703321

Autore

Street Sean

Titolo

The A to Z of British Radio / / Sean Street

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, 2009

ISBN

979-82-16-28986-9

1-282-52145-4

9786612521454

0-8108-7013-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Collana

A to Z guide series ; ; no. 64

Disciplina

384.540941

791.440941

Soggetti

Radio broadcasting - Great Britain - History

Radio - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Foreword; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The A to Z of British Radio relates the history of this medium through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on the BBC and other companies, many of the specific stations, the more memorable programs and those who wrote for or appeared on them, and the administrative and technical aspects. This quick reference tool's structure and ease of



navigation will have scholars, students, radio industry professionals, journalists, and critics turning to it again and again.