03459nam 2200661 a 450 991087714240332120200520144314.09786612122033978047050056904705005659781119201113111920111X9781282122031128212203797804705005380470500530(CKB)1000000000766995(EBL)468809(OCoLC)430985026(SSID)ssj0000209305(PQKBManifestationID)12059464(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000209305(PQKBWorkID)10262394(PQKB)11537623(MiAaPQ)EBC468809(CaSebORM)9780471369462(OCoLC)613614620(OCoLC)ocm613614620 (EXLCZ)99100000000076699520090309d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNerds on Wall Street math, machines, and wired markets /David J. Leinweber1st editionHoboken, N.J. Wileyc20091 online resource (402 p.)Includes index.9780471369462 0471369462 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AmplificationChapter 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 SiteAn 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 teInvestmentsComputer network resourcesWall Street (New York, N.Y.)InvestmentsComputer network resources.332.64/273Leinweber David1952-1751357MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910877142403321Nerds on Wall Street4186283UNINA