The (mis)behavior of Markets
by Richard L. Hudson, Benoit Mandelbrot
The (Mis)behavior of Markets is a book by Benoit Mandelbrot with Richard L. Hudson, first published by Basic Books in the United States in August 2004. It argues that market prices move in a fractal way, so standard finance models badly underestimate risk. Profile published the British edition.
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- 2
- First edition
- Basic Books, 2004
- First published
- Basic Books, 2004
- First UK edition
- Profile Business, 2004
The first edition of The (mis)behavior of Markets by Richard L. Hudson was published by Basic Books in 2004. We track 2 editions.
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- 12 on Open Library, 6 in English
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Who published the first edition of The (mis)behavior of Markets?
The first edition of The (mis)behavior of Markets by Richard L. Hudson, Benoit Mandelbrot was published by Basic Books in 2004.
How many editions of The (mis)behavior of Markets are there?
We track 2 editions of The (mis)behavior of Markets, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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- The Misbehavior of Markets (Basic Books, 2004), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets (Profile Business, 2004), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- The (Mis)behavior of Markets, Danny Yee's Book Reviews (dannyreviews.com)
- The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets, Profile Books (profilebooks.com)
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