Bookstaber, Richard M.,  1950- <br/><br/>
A demon of our own design :  markets, hedge funds, and the perils of financial innovation / 
Richard Bookstaber. 
 - Hoboken, N.J. :  J. Wiley,  c2007. 
 - xii, 276 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: the paradox of market risk -- The demons of '87 -- A new sheriff in town -- How Salomon rolled the dice and lost -- They bought Salomon, then they killed it -- Long-term capital management rides the leverage cycle to hell -- Colossus -- Complexity, tight coupling, and normal accidents -- The brave new world of hedge funds -- Cockroaches and hedge funds -- Hedge fund existential -- Conclusion : built to crash? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780471227274 (cloth) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006034368 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Hedge funds.<br/>Risk management.<br/>Gestión de riesgos <br/>Fondos de cobertura
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG 4530  / B724d 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.64/524