It’s all Greeks to me
Emanuel Derman shares a letter from a quant who made good
Dear Mr Derman,
You are always writing about the difficulty of being a good quant, but it’s not that hard. Read please my story and don’t be so serious!
I have come to New York with a PhD from ********. Quickly, I answered an internet ad by a chasseur de tête who sent me to a foreign bank. Two interviews and I aced them all. A week later, I
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