{"product_id":"9781915590497-chaos-kings","title":"Chaos Kings","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehow Wall Street traders make billions in the new age of crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Black Swan\u003c\/em\u003e and written by a veteran \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e reporter, this is a fascinating deep dive into the world of billion-dollar traders and high-stakes crisis predictors who strive to turn extreme events into financial windfalls.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s no doubt that our world has gotten more extreme. Pandemics, climate change, superpower rivalries, technological disruption, political radicalisation, religious fundamentalism — all threaten chaos that put trillions in assets at risk. But around the world, across a wide variety of disciplines, would-be super-forecasters are trying to take the guesswork out of what formerly seemed like random chance. Some put their faith in ‘black swans’ — unpredictable, catastrophic events that can’t be foreseen but send exotic financial instruments screaming in high-profit directions. Most famous among this group of big-bet traders are those who run the Universa fund, who, on days of extreme upheaval, have made as much as $1 billion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Scott Patterson gained exclusive access to Universa strategists and met with savvy seers in a variety of fields, from earthquake prediction to counterterrorism to climatology, to see if it’s actually possible to bet on disaster — and win. Riveting, relevant, and revelatory, this is a must-read for anyone curious about how some of today’s investors alchemise catastrophe into profit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40903312900193,"sku":"9781915590497","price":13.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_14869337_jpg.jpg?v=1707528150","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781915590497-chaos-kings","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}