Red-blooded risk : the secret history of Wall Street /: the secret history of Wall Street. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Aaron Brown.
• Other Names: Brown, Aaron, 1956-
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, N.J : John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (415 pages)
• Subjects: 338.5; Risk; Loss control; Financial engineering; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Microeconomics; Financial engineering; Loss control; Risk; Electronic books; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118140154; 9781118140178; 1118140176; 1283273853; 9781283273855
• Related ISBNs: 111814015X; 9781118043868; 1118043863
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.