Customer Review: I think I expected something different, like a presentation of various black swan type events. The author, comments and speaks and comments in an essay style which I found dissapointing. Same valid for his other book: Fooled by Randomness.I think readers will get a better deal if they read... more info
Customer Review: Nutshell review - This is an excellent book - well written, insightful, full of lessons for investing (and life) and eye-opening! Certainly if you are an investor, but also if you just want to understand just how large a role randomness plays in your life, then you need to read this book.... more info
Customer Review: This is a ponderous work that needs close study. Most investing books omit
real information on the subject where as this one presents a massive overdose. I appreciate the author's willingness to reveal what he knows but I think in this case that I'm going to need help on the subject.
Customer Review: Jim Gatheral has done everyone in quant fin a service by gathering and organizing his lectures, practical execution issues, and experience in this welcome volume, The Volatility Surface: A Practitioner's Guide. This is simply an excellent, clear work that defies the logic that good valuable books in... more info
Customer Review: Here is the trader Nassim Nicholas Taleb's market philosphy: because humans aren't engineered to think abstractly they discount the role of randomness in their lives, and thus the probability of an unlikely event (what he calls a "black swan") is greatly underpriced by the market. That's why Mr.... more info
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