Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making provides an excellent introduction to measurement, which is one of the most basic issues of the science of psychology and the key to science.
Quantitative methods have revolutionised the area of trading, regulation, risk management, portfolio construction, asset pricing and treasury activities, and governmental activity such as central banking.
Written for professionals in financial services with responsibility for IT and risk management, Dimitris Chorafas surveys the methodology required and IT systems and structures to support it according to Basel II.
The Consultative paper issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel II) cites the failure of bankers to adequately stress test exposures as a major reason for bad loans.
"e;INCREDIBLY USEFUL AND ENTERTAINING"e; - Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy and author of Alchemy"e;PUNCHY, WITTY, AND PROVOCATIVE"e; - Gillian Tett, Financial Times columnist and author of Anthro-Vision"e;FASCINATING AND INDISPENSIBLE"e; - Annie Duke, Decision strategist and author of Thinking in Bets and Quit------------------------------------------------------Even the smartest investors lose their minds and their money.
