All of the above is tied to risk taking and risk management. It’s a mighty and personal exposé of philosophy, psychology, politics, gambling, statistics and god knows what else. Parts of it are hugely interesting, even brilliant, and other parts are simply strange. I really don’t know what to make of this book. The recent financial crisis has swelled their ranks, but in learning how to break free of these people, you'll discover how taking on the right risk can open the door to the most profitable opportunities. There are people who disapprove of every risk before the fact, but never stop anyone from doing anything dangerous because they want to take credit for any success. Red-Blooded Risk presents specific, actionable strategies that will allow you to be a practical risk-taker in even the most dynamic markets. The only way to succeed at anything is to manage true risk, which includes the chance of loss. While most commentators say that the last financial crisis proved it's time to follow risk-minimizing techniques, they're wrong. Red-Blooded Risk examines this approach and offers valuable advice for the calculated risk-takers who need precise quantitative guidance that will help separate them from the rest of the pack. The same practical techniques are still used today by risk-takers in finance as well as many other fields. This is the secret that lets tiny quantitative edges create hedge fund billionaires, and defines the powerful modern global derivatives economy.

An innovative guide that identifies what distinguishes the best financial risk takers from the rest From 1987 to 1992, a small group of Wall Street quants invented an entirely new way of managing risk to maximize risk management for risk-takers.

Red-Blooded Risk by Aaron Brown