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Wilmott Bulletin - 12th Aug 2008

Wilmott Bulletin
Tuesday 12th August 2008

Dear Reader,

In this Newsletter:

  • Ed Thorp - Founding Father Of Quantitative Finance
  • P&D Are Hiring
  • Wilmott-Taleb Seminar - 9-10 October
  • New Website Article

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ED THORP - FOUNDING FATHER OF
QUANTITATIVE FINANCE
The following Wilmott magazine articles are by or about Ed Thorp, author of Beat the Dealer and one of the founding fathers of quantitative finance.

Beat the Dealer by Ed Thorp is one of the most important books in quantitative finance, and only £8.99.

P&D ARE HIRING

P&D Quant Recruitment is looking for someone to help us keep in touch with our many contacts in the financial markets. You will have excellent spoken English, but we will value competence in French, Russian or Chinese. You will be comfortable dealing with technology, as well as people. This is not a cold-calling role, your work will be to maintain relationships with people who have already established a link with one of the principals.

You will probably be a graduate; you certainly will be smart and highly motivated. The working hours are as flexible as you would want them to be since our community work interesting hours. It is possible that you will have experience of this sort of work before, but the right person will be able to work out how to do this job well and be appropriately rewarded.

If this sounds like you contact Dominic@PaulDominic.com.

WILMOTT-TALEB SEMINAR - 9-10 OCTOBER


DERIVATIVES TRADING AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE REAL WORLD: AN EXCLUSIVE TWO-DAY WORKSHOP

Past delegates say: "The best course I have ever attended," "Immensely practical," "Passionate," "New insights," "I recommend it to my friends," "The course was excellent" and "Paul and Nassim make a great team."

Course benefits:
- Two days with the two most influential derivatives practitioners
- Learn about blow ups and how to avoid them
- A focus on the wrinkles of practice by those who have most influenced applied derivatives thinking
- Restricted class size to maximize interaction and allow individual attention
- Learn from the author of Paul Wilmott on Quantitative Finance
- Meet Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan

Who should attend this course
- Derivatives professionals who want an extra edge
- Risk managers who need to figure out things not in books and equations
- Experienced traders who want some perspective
- Sell-side managers who want to see where their money is at risk
- Buy-side managers who want to improve their risk/return profile

Here for course content.

Cost: £1499 + VAT if booked soon.

If you want to book your place, receive further information or would like someone to give you a call to discuss discounts then email grace@wilmott.com.

Register and pay online

More details >>

NEW WEBSITE ARTICLE

What I Knew and When I Knew It - Part 1: Wilmott Magazine Article
Ed Thorp


In a long and distinguished career, Ed Thorp has encountered many market inefficiencies. Here he shares some of his experiences.

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MAIN EVENTS

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? Wilmott and Taleb - Derivatives and Risk Management - 9-10 October - London
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