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George Soros,Paul A. Volcker
416 pages
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
9780471445494
English
New York, United States
The Alchemy of Finance
He argues in opposition of the 'Random Walk Theory' but acknowledges at times where he felt such a walk in the markets. Free Markets Versus
Regulation. This is, at various times, a personal reflection of the author's life, philosophical ruminations and accounts of some of the investment
activities that Soros had been engaged in throughout his life. A reasonable level of comfort with financial instruments and international economics is
assumed and it reads as if it is written by a speculator for a speculator. Soros himself credited Karl Popper for the basic intellectual framework that
led to his development of the theory. Thomas Piketty, a French economics professor, has created a lot of controversy with his book, Capital in the
Twenty First Century. Despite Soros's introduction of the ideas of reflexivity in financial markets nearly 30 years This is a book I read and re-read
on a regular basis. Overall, the one quote that stuck with me is that given by his son on p. An one idea book: Reflexivity, the circular relationships
between cause and effect that feed momentum. Soros, an extremely successful hedge fund manager, is also referenced frequently in Nassim
Taleb's eloquently expressed notions of optionality in Taleb's Incerto trilogy. Print on Demand. Note: This is NOT a guidebook on how to become
rich. This may be why he failed to make much progress as a philosopher. Phase 2: July November Toward an International Central Bank. I'm
probably going to bungle any attempt at real explanation, so I'll just point out a few bits and pieces. Paperback , pages. He's the best pure investor
ever. If you're really asking yourself that question, then the answer is probably don't bother. Regards, Lee M. NO YES. Categories: Books. It is
when we are unaware of what could go wrong that we have to worry. For example, how when he got a sore back this "told" him it was time to
transact, or how he got so wound up about certain positions he felt like he was going to have a heart attack. The Starting Point: August Matters get
worse. Want to money for buying to the headphone? Soros spends some time excoriating the "efficient markets" advocates that have proliferated
in academic finance. Over the years, he's repeated his theory over and over and over Jan 30, Asif rated it liked it. It is basically a merger of the in
"second order chaos theory" and that the "arrows of causation" runs both ways in any system. He calls said feedback loops "reflexivity" and writes
pages. George Soros is interested in laying out the fundamentals rather than giving trendy advice. Pipeline Rating: AAA. This is not a get-rich-quick
book, nor a step-by-step guide to Soros's decision making process. That's what the theory of reflexivity is all about; the psychological aspect of
the stock market that most people seem to forget about or recognize too late. Buy New Learn more about this copy. Other Editions I think Soros
is a total iconoclastic genius, but feel he does suffer some convolution of ideas. What this book is really about is Soros' theory of reflexivity , in "the
markets" and how the assumptions of traditional Economics have gotten things oh so wrong. This writing style is muddy, convoluted and the
majority of the content is spent on describing market noise from specific time points in the s. The reverse is also true. Typically, they are
independently given and assumed not to interact. Read review. New Hardcover Quantity Available: 2. If he was able to make his fortune solely
through an edge based on identifying feedback loops, there is a better book to be written eventually. As might be expected, he describes his so-
called "theory George Soros. Herd behavior, Irrational Exuberance by Shiller among other topics and authors have presented similar views -- but
no one to my knowledge has attempted to milk the same cow as many times as Soros. Interested read. A corollary of Reflexivity is that self-
reinforcing trends will not be unusual.
Review of The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market
Operational success can be achieved without attaining scientific knowledge. NO YES. Central bankers should take note. My point? Finally an
expert who admits that he is shooting in the dark, mostly. A lot of overlaps with Soros on Soros, though both more practical and more
philosophical. In developing his Theory of Reflexivity, Soros points to the role of the thinking participant. This book is more aimed at the
experienced trader or investor, particularly fund managers. Or rather, what does Soros do? The Credit and Regulatory Cycle. However, Soros
argues potently for the presence of what he terms the participating function ; that is to say, the very fact that market participants are interacting in
the market causes the market itself to change. About George Soros. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Free Markets
Versus Regulation. The Oligopolarization of America. Dubbed by BusinessWeek as "the Man who Moves Markets," Soros made a fortune
competing with the British pound and remains active today in the global financial community. Most interestingly, he discusses his highly successful
Quantum Fund. He tracks his interaction with stock, bond and currency markets throughout the book in a real time experiment he ran back in the
80's. Book Description Condition: new. Undetected location. Conventional analysis may simply view it as the market anticipating a recession and
market participants adjusting their portfolios accordingly. New chapter by Soros on the secrets to his success along with a new Preface and
Introduction. The original masterpiece - original and first in Soros' discussing his theory on Reflexivity. Reveals a revolutionary approach to
investing and how financial markets work and tests this theory by providing a day-to-day journal of portfolio management. Error rating book.
Ludwig M. I am very surprised Soros' idea has not been taken more seriously or taught in schools. In physics, gravity pulls you This book, much
like John Burr Williams' Theory of Investment Value could be shortened immensely for the big idea one ought to take away - The Theory of
Reflexivity Soros' Theory of Reflexivity is a rational explanation of why economics is so terrible read: absolutely awful predictor of the future, and
why social sciences as a whole tend to fall so short of natural sciences. Soros continued to employ his approach very successfully as an investor for
another 10 years before becoming a philanthropist and statesman. He might have just been lucky. If he was able to make his fortune solely through
an edge based on identifying feedback loops, there is a better book to be written eventually. Want to money for buying to the headphone? No
trivia or quizzes yet. But, yes this'd be the original masterpiece for what it's worth. However, trivial examples of reflexive interaction between the
two abound. November Despite Soros's introduction of the ideas of reflexivity in financial markets nearly 30 years ago, this type of thinking is
almost absent from the investing community. Condition: New. Open Preview See a Problem? Bernhardt rated it really liked it. Soros' introduction
of the participating function suggests that a belief may have taken hold in the market participants, which leads to a stock market crash, and it is this
chain of events that causes the recession. For whatever reason, the bank thinkg FooCorp is better than its competitors so they loan them money.
Alchemy and science are not the same thing duh. When an enemy sees him do the dance and yell loudly, the enemy becomes more frightened and
at a disadvantage - the belief made it real. Sep 30, Jim rated it liked it. So, if you have a working knowledge of stocks, bonds, and currencies, and
you are interested in managing money at some point in your life, then you must read this book. Average rating 3. Dec 04, Riku Sayuj rated it really
liked it. This is a book for those involved in financial markets, particularly those with a philosophical leaning. Read more And when going against
the current tend, price movements will be muted. Biggs, Morgan Stanley George Soros is unquestionably the most powerful and profitableinvestor
in the world today. To conclude: this book is about George Soros' life's work. View 2 comments. In other words: investors who are worrying
about a future recession sell stocks that ultimately lead to the future recession. I had to look up various references like the Plaza Accord, which
Soros profited handsomely from in the later half of the book. As a result, FooCorp becomes more competitive. Readers also enjoyed. A fission
bomb is one example. These can be self-sustaining for some time and often lead to exponential change, but are ultimately, necessarily, self-
defeating. A Uranium atom splits and releases two neutrons. Amazing foresight on the housing market crash of and the dot-com bubble.
