Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
No doubt you have heard about or probably even read Nassim Taleb’s Fooled by Randomness. It definitely is a classic and a must read for any trader. Taleb is an experienced derivatives trader, holds a MBA from Wharton and a PhD from the University Paris-Dauphine and is the founder of Empirica Capital LLC. Given the authors extensive technical knowledge it refreshing to read a book that is accessible to readers of any level.
The book is separated into three key parts and the contents are outlined below:
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter summaries
Prolouge
Mosques in the Clouds
Part One: Solon’s Warning – Skewness, Asymmetry, Induction
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An American Hedge Fund: How I Made $2 Million as a Stock Operator & Created a Hedge Fund: Books: Timothy Sykes
