Pandora's risk : uncertainty at the core of finance /
Author of the acclaimed work Iceberg Risk: An Adventure in Portfolio Theory, Kent Osband argues that uncertainty is central rather than marginal to finance. Markets don't trade mainly on changes in risk. They trade on changes in beliefs about risk. In the process, markets unite, stretch, and oc...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
Ã2011.
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Colección: | Columbia Business School Publishing
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Author of the acclaimed work Iceberg Risk: An Adventure in Portfolio Theory, Kent Osband argues that uncertainty is central rather than marginal to finance. Markets don't trade mainly on changes in risk. They trade on changes in beliefs about risk. In the process, markets unite, stretch, and occasionally defy beliefs. Recognizing this would make a world of difference in investing. Belittling uncertainty has driven a rift between financial theory and practice and within finance theory itself. It has misguided regulation. It has stoked the greatest financial imbalances. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 283 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780231525411 0231525419 |