Transition from Nuclear Physics to Finance in Italy and Updates on Recent WG 21 Meeting

The chapter explores the shift from nuclear physics to finance in Italy in the late 1990s amid the rise of quantitative finance and discusses key updates from the recent WG 21 standard committee meeting in St. Louis, including the approval of reflection and std execution. It also delves into the development process of the QuantLib library, progress of contracts in C++ standards, and importance of the Safety and Security Study Group in discussions on new features and improvements.