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The Alchemy of Finance Reading the Mind of the Market By: George Soros Normal price: 13.95 Our price: 11.86 + postage Bargain: save £2.09 ! Product code: 0025 ISBN: 0471445495 384 pages Format: Pb Published by: John Wiley & Sons, 2003 There are no reviews available for this book Description of The Alchemy of Finance George Soros is unquestionably one of the most powerful and profitable investors in the world today. 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. Now, in this special edition of the classic investment book, The Alchemy of Finance, Soros presents a theoretical and practical account of current financial trends and a new paradigm by which to understand the financial market today. This edition's expanded and revised Introduction details Soros's innovative investment practices along with his views of the world and world order. He also describes a new paradigm for the "theory of reflexivity" which underlies his unique investment strategies. Filled with expert advice and valuable business lessons, The Alchemy of Finance reveals the timeless principles of an investing legend. This special edition features a new chapter by Soros on the secrets of his success and a new Foreword by the Honorable Paul Volcker, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Alchemy of Finance - Chapter headings PART 1 - Theory 1.The Theory of Reflexivity Anti-equilibrium The Problem of Imperfect Understanding The Problem of Social Sciences The Participants' Bias The Concept of Reflexivity 2. Reflexivity in the Stock Market 3. Reflexivity in the Currency Market 4. The Credit and Regulatory Cycle PART II - Historical Perspective 5. The International Debt Problem 6. The Collective System of Lending 7. Reagan's Imperial Circle 8. Evolution of the Banking System 9. The 'Oligopolarization' of America PART III - The Real-Time Experiment 10. The Starting Point: August 1985 11. Phase 1: August 1985 - December 1985 12. Control Period: January 1986 - July 1986 13. Phase 2: July 1986 - November 1986 14. The Conclusion: November 1986 PART IV - Evaluation 15. The Scope for Financial Alchemy 16. The Quandary of the Social Sciences PART V - Prescription 17. Free Markets vs Regulation 18. Toward an International Central Bank Exchange Rates and International Debt Oil An International Currency 19. The Paradox of Systemic Reform 20. The Crash of '87 Authobiography of George Soros George Soros (New York, NY) is President of Soros Fund Management and Chief Investment Advisor to Quantum Fund N.V., a $12 billion international investment fund. Besides his numerous ventures in finance, Soros is also extremely active in the worlds of education, culture, and economic aid and development through his Open Society Fund and the Soros Foundation.

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