Trends in Quantitative Finance

Frank J. Fabozzi, CFA
Yale University and Journal of Portfolio Management

Sergio M. Focardi The Intertek Group Petter N. Kolm Yale University

Trends in Quantitative Finance

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Biographies
Frank J. Fabozzi, CFA, CPA, is adjunct professor of finance and Becton Fellow in the School of Management at Yale University and editor of the Journal of Portfolio Management. Prior to joining the Yale faculty, he was a visiting professor of finance in the Sloan School at

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