Red-blooded risk the secret history of Wall Street / Aaron Brown ; [illustrated by Eric Kim].

Author/creator Brown, Aaron, 1956-
Other author Kim, Eric, 1977-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoboken, N.J. : Wiley,
Descriptionxii, 415 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Financial risk.
Risk management.
Risk.
Finance--History. --20th century.
Finance--History. --21st century.
Speculation--United States. --History.
Decision making.

Portion of title Secret history of Wall Street
Contents What this book is and why you should read it -- Red blood and blue blood -- Pascal's wager and the seven principles of risk management -- The secret history of Wall Street, 1654-1982 -- When Harry met Kelly -- Exponentials, vampires, zombies, and tulips -- Money -- The story of money : the past -- The secret history of Wall Street, 1983-1987 -- The story of money : the future -- Cold blood -- What does a risk manager do? : inside VaR -- VaR of the jungle -- The secret history of Wall Street, 1988-1992 -- Hot blood and thin blood -- What does a risk manager do? : outside VaR -- The story of risk -- Frequency versus degree of belief -- The secret history of Wall Street, 1993-2007 -- The secret history of Wall Street : the 2007 crisis and beyond -- Postmortem -- A risk management curiculum.
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography note"One hundred useful books": p. 393-399.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012406442
ISBN9781118043868 (cloth)
ISBN1118043863 (cloth)

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