The Complete Guide to Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals (McGraw-Hill Library of Investment and Finance)

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The Complete Guide to Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals (McGraw-Hill Library of Investment and Finance)
by Alex Kuznetsov
from McGraw-Hill

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Great overview for the Financal software developer
  I feel this book does a great job of giving of an overview of the financial markets from a technology stand point. His use of market terminology is also helpful because you often do not see this in other finance books. It is best to read this book straight through and then use the recommended reading section to learn more about the particular area of interest. I work for a financial software company and I will recommend this book to all the new hires who do not have industry experience.

• A MUST Read for technology
  It is crucial to the success of a technologist on Wall Street to have a fluent understanding of the traders they support: More focused feature sets are developed, faster communication with traders (they have about a 2-second attention span) and correct assumptions are made.
  Unfortunately, working in technology tends to isolate oneself from the trading floor. This is not necessary. Although, there are plenty of classics out there (read Fabozzi), they don't target the technologist who hasn't grown up on... more info

• Absolutely the best book for a math PHD who has become a quant
  I got a job as quantitative risk analyst in a hedge fund 6 month ago. what has frustrated me is that I don't know how the market works. I have both John Hull and Paul Wilmot's books. They are good books but don't show you how to savvy the market. I bought this book 2 weeks ago and is half way from the end. I have to say, I wish I had read this book before I started this job. Evennow, it's not late. It helps so much that I have convinced my boss that I can read it over the work time so my productivity will... more info

• Bad introductory book
  This book claims to be an introductory book and does not require readers to have previous financial experiences. Just coming from computer background and got a tech position on Wall Street, I thought the book would be an excellent fit for me. Unfortunately, this book does not explain the basics well, and lack of detailed examples for key concepts. I constantly encounter difficulties when reading the book especially some of the diagrams and mathematic formula that author throw in with no explanations. The... more info

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