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Vincenzo Vinzo, Dean & President of ESSEC Business School
The Golden Boy: Global Markets embodies the excellence and uniqueness that ESSEC Business School champions. Lucas Baurianne's book is a powerful guide, seamlessly blending academic rigor with a humane mastery of AI and an entrepreneurial spirit. It is an enlightening read and an invaluable resource for any student aspiring to thrive in the demanding world of investment banking.
Jaehyuk Choi, Program Director of Columbia University’s MAFN program, Ex Executive Director at Goldman Sachs
[...] Through animation and storytelling, Lucas tackles this challenge brilliantly. That’s what makes Golden Boy such a compelling and timely work. It offers a rare and engaging lens into the human side of quantitative finance, covering options trading, the culture of trading and sales, and the personalities that shape the field. For students, professionals, and curious readers alike, Golden Boy offers a fresh and accessible way to connect with the multifaceted world of quantitative finance. I wholeheartedly recommend it.
Olivier Bossard, Professor of Finance at HEC Paris, Best Prof Award 2019
This amazing comic book by Lucas Baurianne captures that world through the eyes of a graduate, starting where so many careers do. [...] With humor, authenticity, and an eye for detail, Lucas manages to capture not only the pressure and the excitement, but also the steep learning curves, the occasional blunders, and the small but unforgettable victories that shape future careers. For anyone curious about life inside the engine room of global markets, this story offers a rare, insightful, and entertaining insider’s view.