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The (mis)behavior of markets : a fractal view of risk, ruin, and reward /
By: Mandelbrot, Benoit B
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Contributor(s): Hudson, Richard L.
Publisher: London : Profile, 2005Description: 352 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1861977905 (pbk.); 9781861977908:.Subject(s): Capital market | Capital market -- Mathematical models | Investment analysis | Stocks -- Prices | Securities | Risk management | FractalsDDC classification: 332 Summary: Put simply, fractal geometry makes the complex simple. In this book the authors apply fractal geometry to the workings of financial markets. They show how stock prices, indexes, trading & exchange rates can be reduced to straightforward formulae that yield an accurate description of risk.
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 332 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0052416 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Put simply, fractal geometry makes the complex simple. In this book the authors apply fractal geometry to the workings of financial markets. They show how stock prices, indexes, trading & exchange rates can be reduced to straightforward formulae that yield an accurate description of risk.