Beschreibung:
Wall Street is where poker and modern finance?and the theory behind these "e;games"e;?clash head on. In both worlds, real risk means real money is made or lost in a heart beat, and neither camp is always rational with the risk it takes. As a result, business and financial professionals who want to use poker insights to improve their job performance will find this entertaining book a "e;must read."e; So will poker players searching for an edge in applying the insights of risk-takers on Wall Street.
Wall Street is where poker and modern finance?and the theory behindthese "games"?clash head on. In both worlds, real risk means realmoney is made or lost in a heart beat, and neither camp is alwaysrational with the risk it takes. As a result, business andfinancial professionals who want to use poker insights to improvetheir job performance will find this entertaining book a "mustread." So will poker players searching for an edge in applying theinsights of risk-takers on Wall Street.
Foreword.Preface.Chapter 1. The Art of Uncalculated Risk.Chapter 2. Poker Basics.Chapter 3. Finance Basics.Chapter 4. A Brief History of Risk Denial.Chapter 5. Pokernomics.Chapter 6. Son of a Soft Money Bank.Chapter 7. The Once-Bold Mates of Morgan.Chapter 8. The Games People Play.Chapter 9. Who Got Game.Chapter 10. Utility Belt.Annotated Bibliography.Index.