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The episode features Igor Halperin discussing his transition from physics to quantitative finance and the implications of AI in the field.

Send us Fan Mail Learn about financial AI expert, Igor Halperin's journey from the Soviet Union to physics and finally quantitative finance in the US. A great discussion on why many physists choose to go into quantitative finance, the positive and negative impacts of LLMs, and some perspectives on careers. Igor Halperin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/igor-halperin-092175a/ YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/J7O6Scnc5NA Igor's Textbook: https://amzn.to/42IGAGh Join the quant community in Dall...

People in this episode

Host: Dimitri Bianco

Guest: Igor Halperin

Topics covered

• quantitative finance
• artificial intelligence
• career paths
• physics
• financial AI

Keywords

• quantitative finance
• Igor Halperin
• artificial intelligence
• physics
• financial AI
• careers
• LLMs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LinkedIn, YouTube

Products: Igor's Textbook

Places: Soviet Union, US

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