Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and Life

Taleb, Nassim Nicholas

ISBN 10: 1587990717 / ISBN 13: 9781587990717

Published by W. W. Norton, 2001

About this Item

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and Life
• Publisher: W. W. Norton
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1587990717
• ISBN 13: 9781587990717
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This is a book about luck. More specifically, it is a book about how we perceive luck, twist it around and regard it as intention or purpose. What better setting than the world of trading to invesdtigate the subject? How often has the brilliant trader, who seems to the outside world to have been granted the gift of second sight in the implementation of his strategies, been suddenly wiped out by an unexpected shift in the markets? The book may have its roots firmly in the financial arena, but it also incorporates and explains the effects and repercussions of randomness in many varied fields - ranging from philosophy to literature and science - to create an insight into how randomness cannot be conquered, but can be embraced.

About the Author

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is the founder of Empirica Capital LLC, and Fellow of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University. He was inducted into the Derivatives Strategy Hall of Fame in 2001. He lives in New York.