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Quants (other)
Quants may refer to: * Quants Reserve, a nature reserve in Somerset, England * Quantitative analysts * ''The Quants'', a book by Scott Paterson Scott Thomas Paterson (born 13 May 1972) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who played as a defender. He was most recently assistant manager of Partick Thistle. He played for numerous clubs in Scotland and England, inc ... about hedge funds that use quantitative analysis See also * Quant (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quants Reserve
Quants Reserve is a nature reserve north west of Burnworthy in Somerset, England. It consists of a grassland clearing in a forestry plantation. It is well known for its butterflies — among the species which occur are Duke of Burgundy, marsh fritillary and wood white. In 1988 an area of 50.6 hectares (126.0 acres) was designated as a Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of .... References Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset Special Areas of Conservation in England Nature reserves in Somerset {{Somerset-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quantitative Analyst
Quantitative may refer to: * Quantitative research, scientific investigation of quantitative properties * Quantitative analysis (other) * Quantitative verse, a metrical system in poetry * Statistics, also known as quantitative analysis * Numerical data, also known as quantitative data * Quantification (science) In mathematics and empirical science, quantification (or quantitation) is the act of counting and measuring that maps human sense observations and experiences into quantity, quantities. Quantification in this sense is fundamental to the scientific ... See also * Qualitative {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quants
''The Quants'' is the debut New York Times best selling book by Wall Street journalist Scott Patterson. It was released on February 2, 2010 by Crown Business. The book describes the world of quantitative analysis and the various hedge funds that use the technique. Two years later, Patterson published a follow-up book, ''Dark Pools: High Speed Traders, AI Bandits and the Threat to the Global Financial System'', an investigative journey into the history of high-frequency trading and the spread of artificial intelligence in today’s markets. Background Patterson began writing ''The Quants'' in 2008. He was first exposed to the quantitative analysis investment strategies while covering the financial industry for the ''Wall Street Journal''. As he became more acquainted with the players involved, he found that many of the most successful quants knew each other and carried similar eccentricities. Realizing this was a world that the average investor knew little of, Patterson wrote the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Patterson (author)
Scott Patterson (born December 29, 1969) is an American financial journalist and bestselling author. He is a staff reporter at ''The Wall Street Journal'' and author of ''Dark Pools: High-Speed Traders, A.I. Bandits, and the Threat to the Global Financial System'' and ''The New York Times'' bestselling book ''The Quants''. Journalism Patterson has as Master of Arts and English degree from James Madison University. Patterson is a staff reporter at ''The Wall Street Journal'' covering government regulation of the financial industry. His coverage has included high-profile interviews with Mark Cuban, Warren Buffett, Edward Thorp and others. He has been described as the "go-to guy" for high-tech journalism, covering topics such as dark pools, flash crashes, algorithmic trading and high-frequency trading (HFT). Patterson is an active critic of high-frequency trading, citing HFT as a major cause of market volatility and preferential treatment of select firms, yet acknowledging HFT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |