More Money Than God Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite

Name: More Money Than God Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
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ISBN: 9780143119418

ISBN-10: 0143119419

ISBN-13: 9780143119418

Edition: 2011

Authors: Sebastian Mallaby

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"Splendid...the definitive history of the hedge fund, a compelling narrative full of larger-than-life characters and dramatic tales." -- The Washington Post Wealthy, powerful, and potentially dangerous, hedge fund moguls have become the It Boys of twenty-first- century capitalism. Beating the market was long thought to be impossible, but hedge funds cracked its mysteries and made fortunes in the process. Drawing on his unprecedented access to the industry, esteemed financial writer Sebastian Mallaby tells the inside story of the hedge funds, from their origins in the 1960s to their role in the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009.

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/31/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.40" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Introduction: The Alpha Game



Big Daddy



The Block Trader



Paul Samulson's Secret



The Alchemist



Top Cat



Rock-And-Roll Cowboy



White Wednesday



Hurricane Greenspan



Soros Versus Soros



The Enemy is Us



The Dot-Com Double



The Yale Men



The Code Breakers



Premonitions of A Crisis



Riding The Storm



"How Could They Do This?"


Conclusion:Scarier Than What


Acknowledgments



Do the Tiger Funds Generate Alpha?



Performance of the Pioneers


Notes


Intex


Photo Credits