More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New EliteThe New York Times bestseller “The bright light shed by More Money Than God is particularly welcome. Mr. Mallaby . . . brings a keen sense of financial theory to his subject and a vivid narrative style.” —Wall Street Journal “Splendid . . . the definitive history of the hedge fund history, a compelling narrative full of larger-than-life characters and dramatic tales of their financial triumphs and reversals.” —The Washington Post The first authoritative history of hedge funds-from their rebel beginnings to their role in defining the future of finance, from the author of The Power Law 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—and explains why understanding the history of hedge funds is key to predicting the future of finance. |
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... profits through the 1950s and 1960s. Almost by accident, Jones improvised an investment structure that has endured to this day. It will thrive for years to come, despite a cacophony of naysayers. Half a century after Jones created his ...
... profits through the 1950s and 1960s. Almost by accident, Jones improvised an investment structure that has endured to this day. It will thrive for years to come, despite a cacophony of naysayers. Half a century after Jones created his ...
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... profits for himself and his team, a formula that sharpened the incentives of his lieutenants. Next, Jones made a conscious effort to avoid regulatory red tape, preserving the flexibility to shape-shift from one investment method to the ...
... profits for himself and his team, a formula that sharpened the incentives of his lieutenants. Next, Jones made a conscious effort to avoid regulatory red tape, preserving the flexibility to shape-shift from one investment method to the ...
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... profits from these strategies would be more than just good on their own terms. They would reduce an endowment's overall risk through the magic of diversification. The funds that Swensen invested in were certainly diverse: In 2002, a ...
... profits from these strategies would be more than just good on their own terms. They would reduce an endowment's overall risk through the magic of diversification. The funds that Swensen invested in were certainly diverse: In 2002, a ...
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... profits. But it was the structure of his fund that was truly innovative. The standard practice for professional ... profit. Both leverage and short selling had been used in the 1920s, mostly by operators speculating with their own money ...
... profits. But it was the structure of his fund that was truly innovative. The standard practice for professional ... profit. Both leverage and short selling had been used in the 1920s, mostly by operators speculating with their own money ...
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... profits. Suppose the stock market index rises by 20 percent, and, because they are good at stock selection, the investors in Jones's example see their longs beat the market by ten points, yielding a rise of 30 percent. The short bets of ...
... profits. Suppose the stock market index rises by 20 percent, and, because they are good at stock selection, the investors in Jones's example see their longs beat the market by ten points, yielding a rise of 30 percent. The short bets of ...
Contents
PAUL SAMUELSONS SECRET | |
THE ALCHEMIST | |
TOP | |
ROCKANDROLL COWBOY | |
WHITE WEDNESDAY | |
THE DOTCOM DOUBLE | |
THE YALE | |
THE CODE BREAKERS | |
PREMONITIONS OF A CRISIS | |
RIDING THE STORM | |
HOW COULD THEY DO THIS? | |
SCARIER THAN WHAT? | |
Acknowledgments | |
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