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Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance

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Description for Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance Paperback. The definitive story of Fischer Black, one of the greatest financial minds of all time Besides revolutionizing finance with the Black-Scholes option pricing model, Fischer Black forever changed Wall Street by developing what is now known as quantitative finance. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 496.

praise for FISCHER BLACK AND THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEA OF FINANCE

"The story of Fischer Black. . . . is remarkable both because of the creativity of the man and because of the revolution he brought to Wall Street. . . . Mehrling's book is fascinating."
—FINANCIAL TIMES

"A fascinating history of things we take for granted in our everyday financial lives."
—THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Mehrling's book is essential reading for anyone interested in the development of modern finance or the life of an idiosyncratic creative genius."
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Fischer Black was more than ... Read more

"Although I worked closely with Fischer for nine years at Goldman Sachs and clearly recognized both his genius and the breadth and originality of his ideas, until I read this book, I had only the vaguest grasp of the source of his inspiration and no understanding at all of the source of his many idiosyncrasies."
—BOB LITTERMAN, Partner, Kepos Capital

"Perry Mehrling has done a remarkable job of tracing the intellectual and personal development of one of the most original and complex thinkers of our generation. Fischer Black deserved it: a charming and brilliant book about a charming and brilliant man."
—ROBERT E. LUCAS JR., Nobel laureate and Professor of Economics, The University of Chicago

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118203569
SKU
V9781118203569
Shipping Time
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About Perry Mehrling
PERRY MEHRLING is Professor of Economics at Barnard College of Columbia University. He holds a PhD from Harvard University and is the author of The Money Interest and the Public Interest: American Monetary Thought, 1920 –1970, and The New Lombard Street: How the Fed became the Dealer of Last Resort. Dr. Mehrling's specialty is the study of financial theory ... Read more

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