{"product_id":"9781915590497","title":"Chaos Kings : how Wall Street traders make billions in the new age of crisis","description":"Author(s): Patterson, Scott, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 13\/07\/2023, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 336 pages, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Scribe Publications, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Scribe Publications, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: Risk assessment\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 152 x 233 x 27mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 424g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781915590497\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of The Black Swan and written by a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter, this is a fascinating deep dive into the world of billion-dollar traders and high-stakes crisis predictors who strive to turn extreme events into financial windfalls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere’s no doubt that our world has gotten more extreme. Pandemics, climate change, superpower rivalries, technological disruption, political radicalisation, religious fundamentalism — all threaten chaos that put trillions in assets at risk. But around the world, across a wide variety of disciplines, would-be super-forecasters are trying to take the guesswork out of what formerly seemed like random chance. Some put their faith in ‘black swans’ — unpredictable, catastrophic events that can’t be foreseen but send exotic financial instruments screaming in high-profit directions. Most famous among this group of big-bet traders are those who run the Universa fund, who, on days of extreme upheaval, have made as much as $1 billion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Scott Patterson gained exclusive access to Universa strategists and met with savvy seers in a variety of fields, from earthquake prediction to counterterrorism to climatology, to see if it’s actually possible to bet on disaster — and win. Riveting, relevant, and revelatory, this is a must-read for anyone curious about how some of today’s investors alchemise catastrophe into profit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44197334450413,"sku":"9781915590497","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781915590497.jpg?v=1739626089","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781915590497","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}