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Pandora’s Risk: Uncertainty at the Core of Finance
Kent Osband
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Description for Pandora’s Risk: Uncertainty at the Core of Finance
Hardback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: KFF; KJMD; KJMV1; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 550.
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, and in the process, markets unite, stretch, and occasionally defy beliefs. Recognizing this truth would make a world of difference in investing. Belittling uncertainty has created a rift between financial theory and practice and within finance theory itself, misguiding regulation and stoking huge financial imbalances. Sparking a revolution in the mindset of the investment professional, Osband recasts the market ... Read more
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, and in the process, markets unite, stretch, and occasionally defy beliefs. Recognizing this truth would make a world of difference in investing. Belittling uncertainty has created a rift between financial theory and practice and within finance theory itself, misguiding regulation and stoking huge financial imbalances. Sparking a revolution in the mindset of the investment professional, Osband recasts the market ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Business School Publishing
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231151726
SKU
V9780231151726
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About Kent Osband
Kent Osband has worked for twenty-five years as a strategist/economist for major investment firms, international financial institutions, and think tanks. He holds a B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and has taught at Harvard and at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Iceberg ... Read more
Reviews for Pandora’s Risk: Uncertainty at the Core of Finance
This is an important book on financial risk, bringing together some little-known threads while adding significant new work. It is topical, actionable, and rigorous.
Aaron Brown, chief risk officer at AQR Capital Management and author of The Poker Face of Wall Street While the rest of us are scrabbling around in the gutters, Kent Osband has set his sights ... Read more
Aaron Brown, chief risk officer at AQR Capital Management and author of The Poker Face of Wall Street While the rest of us are scrabbling around in the gutters, Kent Osband has set his sights ... Read more