Hedge Fund Market Wizards

How Winning Traders Win

Gebonden Engels 2012 9781118273043
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen

Samenvatting

Fascinating insights into the hedge fund traders who consistently outperform the markets, in their own words

From bestselling author, investment expert, and Wall Street theoretician Jack Schwager comes a behind–the–scenes look at the world of hedge funds, from fifteen traders who′ve consistently beaten the markets. Exploring what makes a great trader a great trader, Hedge Fund Market Wizards breaks new ground, giving readers rare insight into the trading philosophy and successful methods employed by some of the most profitable individuals in the hedge fund business.

Presents exclusive interviews with fifteen of the most successful hedge fund traders and what they′ve learned over the course of their careers
Includes interviews with Jamie Mai, Joel Greenblatt, Michael Platt, Ray Dalio, Colm O Shea, Ed Thorp, and many more
Explains forty key lessons for traders
Joins Stock Market Wizards, New Market Wizards, and Market Wizards as the fourth installment of investment guru Jack Schwager′s acclaimed bestselling series of interviews with stock market experts

A candid assessment of each trader′s successes and failures, in their own words, the book shows readers what they can learn from each, and also outlines forty essential lessons from finding a trading method that fits an investor′s personality to learning to appreciate the value of diversification that investment professionals everywhere can apply in their own careers.

Bringing together the wisdom of the true masters of the markets, Hedge Fund Market Wizards is a collection of timeless insights into what it takes to trade in the hedge fund world.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9781118273043
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:544

Lezersrecensies

Wees de eerste die een lezersrecensie schrijft!

Inhoudsopgave

<p>Foreword ix</p>
<p>Preface xiii</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xvii</p>
<p>Part One Macro Men 1</p>
<p>Chapter 1 Colm O Shea: Knowing When It s Raining 3</p>
<p>Chapter 2 Ray Dalio: The Man Who Loves Mistakes 47</p>
<p>Chapter 3 Larry Benedict: Beyond Three Strikes 77</p>
<p>Chapter 4 Scott Ramsey: Low–Risk Futures Trader 103</p>
<p>Chapter 5 Jaffray Woodriff: The Third Way 129</p>
<p>Part Two Multistrategy Players 159</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Edward Thorp: The Innovator 161</p>
<p>Chapter 7 Jamie Mai: Seeking Asymmetry 223</p>
<p>Chapter 8 Michael Platt: The Art and Science of Risk Control 261</p>
<p>Part Three Equity Traders 285</p>
<p>Chapter 9 Steve Clark: Do More of What Works and Less of What Doesn t 287</p>
<p>Chapter 10 Martin Taylor: The Tsar Has No Clothes 323</p>
<p>Chapter 11 Tom Claugus: A Change of Plans 359</p>
<p>Chapter 12 Joe Vidich: Harvesting Losses 385</p>
<p>Chapter 13 Kevin Daly: Who Is Warren Buffett? 405</p>
<p>Chapter 14 Jimmy Balodimas: Stepping in Front of Freight Trains 423</p>
<p>Chapter 15 Joel Greenblatt: The Magic Formula 451</p>
<p>Conclusion 40 Market Wizard Lessons 489</p>
<p>Epilogue 507</p>
<p>Appendix A The Gain to Pain Ratio 513</p>
<p>Appendix B Options Understanding the Basics 515</p>
<p>About the Author 519</p>
<p>Index 521</p>

Managementboek Top 100

Rubrieken

    Personen

      Trefwoorden

        Hedge Fund Market Wizards