Contents
Preface xiii
1 Quantitative Finance Timeline 1
2 FAQs 19
3 The Most Popular Probability Distributions
and Their Uses in Finance 231
4 Ten Different Ways to Derive Black–Scholes 251
5 Models and Equations 275
6 The Black–Scholes Formulæ and the Greeks 299
7 Common Contracts 305
8 Popular Quant Books 327
9 The Most Popular Search Words and Phrases
on Wilmott.com 341
10 Brainteasers 349
11 Paul & Dominic’s Guide to Getting
a Quant Job 391