The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward

Mandelbrot, Benoit B.

ISBN 10: 1846682622 / ISBN 13: 9781846682629

Verlag: Profile Books, 2008

Beschreibung

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward
• Verlag: Profile Books
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1846682622
• ISBN-13: 9781846682629
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: Very Good

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Benoit Mandelbrot, father of fractal geometry, revolutionised our understanding of the models of modern financial theory. This new edition includes material on the current market crisis, calling for an end to the tunnel vision of our bankers whose over-confidence in their understanding of markets ended in catastrophe.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Benoit Mandelbrot was Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Yale University. He was the inventor of fractal geometry, a leading figure in James Gleick's Chaos and has received the Wolf Prize in Physics, the Japan Prize in science and technology and numerous other awards.

Richard L. Hudson is a former managing editor of Wall Street Journal Europe.