Description
Drawing on extensive interviews and rare access to industry insiders, this sweeping history traces the rise of hedge funds from A. W. Jones’s pioneering investment partnership through the careers of legendary figures such as George Soros and James Simons. It follows the industry’s battles with central banks, its transformation of global markets, and its performance during the financial crisis of 2007–09. Blending financial history with insights from economics, mathematics, psychology, and human ambition, the book explores how hedge funds created a new elite and reshaped the rules of capitalism. The result is an authoritative, vividly told account of one of finance’s most influential—and enigmatic—forces.
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paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published Jan 1, 2010
482 pages
ISBN: 9781408807347
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First Published
2010
Language
eng
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