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Books
A First Course in Quantitative Finance

A First Course in Quantitative Finance:
Thomas Mazzoni -
This book contains all necessary theoretical and mathematical concepts and relevent numerical methods, as well as the necessary programming code for porting algorithms onto a computer.

Investor Behavior: The Psychology of Financial Planning and Investing

Investor Behavior: The Psychology of Financial Planning and Investing:
H. Kent Baker and Victor Ricciardi -
This book will cover the major principles of investor psychology, including heuristics, bounded rationality, regret theory, mental accounting, framing, prospect theory, and loss aversion.

Models.Behaving.Badly.: Why Confusing Illusion with Reality Can Lead to Disaster, on Wall Street and in Life

Models.Behaving.Badly.: Why Confusing Illusion with Reality Can Lead to Disaster, on Wall Street and in Life:
Emanuel Derman -
Emanuel Derman describes his experience as a physicist on Wall Street, the models quants generated, the benefits they brought and the problems, practical and ethical, they caused.

The Complete Guide to Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals

The Complete Guide to Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals:
Alex Kuznetsov -
A comprehensive resource for readers with a background in science and technology who want to transfer their skills to the financial industry.