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That markets are beneficial and usually clear, sure, but Chancellor, an ex-banker, gives many examples of ways in which irrationality, group madness, and outright mani It is difficult for me to imagine someone reading this book and remaining a true believer in the "efficient market hypothesis" the notion that the price of a security at any given time reflects all the available information and only responds to new information rather than the "mood" of the market or manipulations of speculators.
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There are voluminous footnotes which distract the reader. Displaying Editions 1 - 10 out of Best of all, there is no cost to the buyer to utilize PayPal. Yet there are more kinds of bubbles than merely the pumping and dumping of common stock.
A Return must authorized by first contacting us. Pder moly this book has a lot of information. As t In some sense, this book is more about the great human failings of Greed, 'Follow the Leader' mentality, Fear and Panic - all told through examples from the history of the stock market.
Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation
What do I do if I receive a damaged item? Worthwhile even for those who work outside of the domain I would think, as it sheds light on the broad-arc dynamics of one of the prominent forces shaping the world. Oct 13, Allen rated it really liked it.
Jun 06, J rated it it was amazing. Edward starts with the Tulip Mania of the s and provides many examples of financial speculation running up through the late s.
Feb 01, Aaron Dutton rated it liked it Shelves: Books by Edward Chancellor. For example, in one sentence I removed two prepositional phrases and made the sentence have active voice. Jun 01, Sylv C rated it really liked it Shelves: Plus for security, your credit card information is never shared with us or any 3rd parties.
That markets are beneficial and usually clear, sure, but Chancellor, an ex-banker, gives many examples of ways in which irrationality, group madness, and outright manipulation undermine the price mechanism and lead to financial bubbles, often with disastrous consequences.
He uses significant unnecessary footnotes and asterisks that destroy the flow of the book. What is your returns policy? Chanc I read this book after listening to an episode of Jesse Chancellkr podcast where he interviewed Grant Williams.
Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation by Edward Chancellor
Trivia Ouder Devil Take the Hi So, Speculation is here to stay pude we better learn to live with it. He seems to view financial speculation as a necessary evil that regulation can do little to stop. This book turned out to fit well into the edard category - if you're looking for advanced financial analysis you won't find it here, although the author clearly knows what he's talking about.
Oct 18, Barry Bridges rated it it was amazing. Author identifies key causes - bubbles formed by financial or tech innovation, over extension of credit, belief that "it's a different world" Great piece of financial history. I read both as part of my history studies in grad school, and for my first book, "The Case of the Cleantech Con Artist: Maybe, during the time period sregulation or deregulation didn't matter as much as greed After 20 seconds, I found myself restarting the exact same thought.
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