Functional Programming
Another excerpt from my next column in a quantitative finance magazine, here is an explanation of why functional language looks interesting to a mathematician.
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Magic of Object Oriented Languages
Another excerpt from my next column in the Wilmott magazine to appear in May 2009, this post takes a high level look at object oriented languages and introduces the concept of functional programming. The next two posts in this series may get a bit technical.
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Paradigms All the Way
The power of paradigms in computing, and how it aids in the seemingly endless march of the Moore’s Law. An excerpt from my next column in the Wilmott magazine to appear in May 2009.
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Zeros and Ones
Ever marvel at the ability of computers to obey your wishes, while completely screwing up what you really wanted to do? Here is an insight into this computer mind, from a quantitative finance professional’s point of view. From my next column to appear in the Wilmott Magazine. This post is the first of a short series of posts on this subject.
Stinker Emails — A Primer
Another old gem from my newspaper columns collection, this post talks about email duels that all of us have gone through at some point in our career. Enjoy!
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Ambition vs. Greed
Was corporate greed to blame for the financial debacle we are in? Perhaps. Here is an excerpt from my next column to appear in the Wilmott Magazine.
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Chaos and Uncertainty
This article appeared in the Wilmott Magazine in Jan 2009, and talks not quite about the chaos and uncertainty of the last few months in finance industry can be summarized in two words. It is more about the physics concepts bearing the same names, and how they can be applied to the turmoil in the financial and economic world.
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Risks and Rewards
Published in the Wilmott Magazine in May 2008 under the title “Stress Test,” this piece looks at the incredible levels of endurance and resilience demanded of quantitative and trading professionals. It is anthology of my columns on work-life issues that appeared in the Today paper, adapted to the risky and rewarding lives of quants and other front office professionals.
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Quant Talent Management
How to retain quant talent? Published in the Wilmott Magazine, March 2008.
The trouble with quants is that it is hard to keep them anchored to their moorings. Their talent is in high demand for a variety of reasons. The primary reason is the increasing sophistication of the banking clients, who demand increasingly more structured products with specific hedging and speculative motives. Servicing their demand calls for a small army of quants supporting the trading desks and systems. […]
Benford and Your Taxes
This article that appeared in the Jan 2008 issue of the Wilmott Magazine explores the fascinating numerical phenomenal of the first digits in real-life numbers.
[…] The calculated creativity in tax returns seldom pays off. Your calculations of expected pain and suffering are never consistent with the frequency with which IRS audits you. The probability of an audit is, in fact, much higher if you try to inflate your tax deductions. You can blame Benford for this skew in probability stacked against your favor. […]
Quant Life in Singapore
A whacky look at the life of a quant in Singapore. Published in the Wilmott Magazine in Nov 2007.
[…] Among the highly skilled workforce are scattered a hundred or so typically timid and self-effacing souls with bulging foreheads and dreamy eyes behind thick glasses. They are the Singaporean quants, and this short article is their story. […]