Risk takers : uses and abuses of financial derivatives / John E. Marthinsen.
By: Marthinsen, John E [author.]
Publisher: Boston : DE-G Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Third editionDescription: xxiii, 365 pages : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 1547416092; 9781547416097Subject(s): Derivative securities | Risk management | Investment analysis | Derivative securities | Investment analysis | Risk managementGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 332.64/57 LOC classification: HG6024.A3 | M374 2018Online resources: Full text available at Ebscohost Click here to view Abstract: Risk Takers: Uses and Abuses of Financial Derivatives goes to the heart of the arcane and largely misunderstood world of derivative finance and makes it accessible to everyone—even novice readers. Marthinsen takes us behind the scenes, into the back alleyways of corporate finance and derivative trading, to provide a bird's-eye view of the most shocking financial disasters of the past quarter century. The book draws on real-life stories to explain how financial derivatives can be used to create or to destroy value. In an approachable, non-technical manner, Marthinsen brings these financial derivatives situations to life, fully exploring the context of each event, evaluating their outcomes, and bridging the gap between theory and practice.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Risk Takers: Uses and Abuses of Financial Derivatives goes to the heart of the arcane and largely misunderstood world of derivative finance and makes it accessible to everyone—even novice readers. Marthinsen takes us behind the scenes, into the back alleyways of corporate finance and derivative trading, to provide a bird's-eye view of the most shocking financial disasters of the past quarter century. The book draws on real-life stories to explain how financial derivatives can be used to create or to destroy value. In an approachable, non-technical manner, Marthinsen brings these financial derivatives situations to life, fully exploring the context of each event, evaluating their outcomes, and bridging the gap between theory and practice.
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