Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance explores Fischer Black’s intellectual journey from Harvard to the offices of ADL, from the University of Chicago to MIT, and then to Goldman Sachs. Years of research and interviews with Black’s business and academic associates, as well as family and friends, are distilled into a scholarly yet personal story of the formation an...(展开全部)

Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance explores Fischer Black’s intellectual journey from Harvard to the offices of ADL, from the University of Chicago to MIT, and then to Goldman Sachs. Years of research and interviews with Black’s business and academic associates, as well as family and friends, are distilled into a scholarly yet personal story of the formation an...(展开全部)

「費雪•布萊克確實擔當得起這本書：關於一位最具魅力、最傑出科學家的一本最具魅力、最傑出作品。」—— Robert Lucas，諾貝爾獎得主，芝加哥大學經濟學教授 ■ 本書敘述費雪這位居於現代金融核心之傳奇人物的一生故事。這段故事也說明計量金融學與金融工程學的興起，敘述人類如何克服凱因斯所謂的「時間與無知的黑暗力量」。作者藉由這本書當作一扇窗，顯示金融觀念與機構的發展，說明投資銀行的行為與我們的諸多想法究竟是如何形成的。費雪終其一生較其他相同世代的金融經濟學家們，更致力於探索總體經濟學與貨幣理論的問題。 ■ 在現代金融領域裡，費雪•布萊克顯然是最著名的非學術理論家。「布萊克-休斯(Black-Scholes)選擇權訂價公式」是費雪的成名之作，但他對於金融學的貢獻不僅於此，其他還包括：投資組合保險、商品期貨訂價、債券交換交易訂價、利率期貨訂價，以及全球資...(展开全部)

「費雪•布萊克確實擔當得起這本書：關於一位最具魅力、最傑出科學家的一本最具魅力、最傑出作品。」—— Robert Lucas，諾貝爾獎得主，芝加哥大學經濟學教授 ■ 本書敘述費雪這位居於現代金融核心之傳奇人物的一生故事。這段故事也說明計量金融學與金融工程學的興起，敘述人類如何克服凱因斯所謂的「時間與無知的黑暗力量」。作者藉由這本書當作一扇窗，顯示金融觀念與機構的發展，說明投資銀行的行為與我們的諸多想法究竟是如何形成的。費雪終其一生較其他相同世代的金融經濟學家們，更致力於探索總體經濟學與貨幣理論的問題。 ■ 在現代金融領域裡，費雪•布萊克顯然是最著名的非學術理論家。「布萊克-休斯(Black-Scholes)選擇權訂價公式」是費雪的成名之作，但他對於金融學的貢獻不僅於此，其他還包括：投資組合保險、商品期貨訂價、債券交換交易訂價、利率期貨訂價，以及全球資...(展开全部)

With apologies to Hegel, Marx, and Lenin, the basic unit of modern society is neither the state, nor the commune, nor the party; it is the company. From this bold premise, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge chart the rise of one of history’s great catalysts for good and evil. In a “fast-paced and well-written” work (Forbes), the authors reveal how innovations such as limit...(展开全部)

[英]约翰·米克尔思韦特，《经济学人》杂志资深记者，毕业于牛津大学，作品遍及《纽约时报》《金融时报》《华尔街日报》《卫报》等主流媒体。 [英]阿德里安·伍尔德里奇，《经济学人》杂志资深记者，毕业于牛津大学，作品遍及《华盛顿邮报》《外交政策》《金融时报》《泰晤士报文学增刊》等主流媒体。

During the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, our financial infrastructure failed. Governments bailed out the very institutions that let the economy down. This episode spurred a serious rethink of our financial system. Does it make any sense that it takes two days to settle a stock transaction? Why do retailers, operating on razor thin margins, have to pay 3% for every customer c...(展开全部)

An ideal introduction for those starting out as practitioners of mathematical finance, this book provides a clear understanding of the intuition behind derivatives pricing, how models are implemented, and how they are used and adapted in practice. Strengths and weaknesses of different models, e.g. Black-Scholes, stochastic volatility, jump-diffusion and variance gamma, are exam...(展开全部)

This introductory text provides a clear understanding of the intuition behind derivatives pricing, how models are implemented, and how they are used and adapted in practice. M. Joshi covers the strengths and weaknesses of such models as stochastic volatility, jump diffusion, and variance gamma, as well as the Black-Scholes. Examples and exercises, with answers, as well as compu...(展开全部)

This introductory text provides a clear understanding of the intuition behind derivatives pricing, how models are implemented, and how they are used and adapted in practice. M. Joshi covers the strengths and weaknesses of such models as stochastic volatility, jump diffusion, and variance gamma, as well as the Black-Scholes. Examples and exercises, with answers, as well as compu...(展开全部)