{"product_id":"the-crisis-of-crowding-hardcover","title":"The Crisis of Crowding - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLudwig B. Chincarini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rare analytical look at the financial crisis using simple analysis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe economic crisis that began in 2008 revealed the numerous problems in our financial system, from the way mortgage loans were produced to the way Wall Street banks leveraged themselves. Curiously enough, however, most of the reasons for the banking collapse are very similar to the reasons that Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM), the largest hedge fund to date, collapsed in 1998. \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of Crowding\u003c\/i\u003e looks at LTCM in greater detail, with new information, for a more accurate perspective, examining how the subsequent hedge funds started by Meriwether and former partners were destroyed again by the lapse of judgement in allowing Lehman Brothers to fail.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering the lessons that were ignored during LTCM's collapse but eventually connected to the financial crisis of 2008, the book presents a series of lessons for hedge funds and financial markets, including touching upon the circle of greed from homeowners to real estate agents to politicians to Wall Street.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuides the reader through the real story of Long-Term Capital Management with accurate descriptions, previously unpublished data, and interviews\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the lessons that hedge funds, as well as the market, should have learned from LTCM's collapse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how the financial crisis and LTCM are a global phenomena rooted in failures to account for risk in crowded spaces with leverage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains why quantitative finance is essential for every financial institution from risk management to valuation modeling to algorithmic trading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs filled with simple quantitative analysis about the financial crisis, from the Quant Crisis of 2007 to the failure of Lehman Brothers to the Flash Crash of 2010\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA unique blend of storytelling and sound quantitative analysis, \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of Crowding\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the first books to offer an analytical look at the financial crisis rather than just an account of what happened. Also included are a layman's guide to the Dodd-Frank rules and what it means for the future, as well as an evaluation of the Fed's reaction to the crisis, QE1, QE2, and QE3.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe financial markets are dangerously over-crowded. Investors follow popular trends or latch onto profitable new strategies with herd-like single-mindedness, and an increasingly globalized and interconnected world has only exacerbated the problem. \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of Crowding: Quant Copycats, Ugly Models, and the New Crash Normal\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the dramatic overcrowding we've seen over the last quarter century has yielded terrifying results, including the 2008 financial crisis that continues to reverberate around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The story of overcrowding as we know it now began in 1998, with the failure of the profoundly successful Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) hedge fund. Exploring how this seemingly isolated event signaled a much larger problem within the financial industry, \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of Crowding\u003c\/i\u003e traces the story of LTCM and the subsequent hedge funds started by its founder, John Meriwether and his former partners, through the events of 2008, and up to the ongoing European debt crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart narrative, part quantitative analysis, the book is filled with firsthand recollections from those on the front lines of the crowding crisis, including several LTCM partners. Featuring insights from key banking and hedge fund authorities, it brings the events that led to the current crisis vividly to life, showing how and why the market has evolved in new and dangerous ways, and what can be done about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch that should have been obvious after the fall of LTCM could have prevented the crises that followed. Instead, the problems of overcrowding went unchecked so that when the next economic disaster hit, increased leverage, policy mishaps, and an even more crowded trading space resulted in a far bigger collapse. We failed to learn our lesson the first time around, but that doesn't mean it's too late. Future economic crises are all but guaranteed, and \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of Crowding\u003c\/i\u003e reveals exactly what we need to know so we're prepared for next time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLUDWIG B. CHINCARINI, CFA, PHD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Finance in the School of Management at the University of San Francisco and Director of Quantitative Strategies for United States Commodity Funds, with over fifteen years of experience in the financial industry specializing in portfolio management, quantitative equity management, and derivatives. Prior to this, he was creative advisor to Index IQ. He was also Director of Research at Rydex Global Advisors, where he co-developed the S\u0026amp;P 500 equal-weight index and helped launch the Rydex ETF program. He helped build an internet brokerage firm, FOLIO\u003ci\u003efn\u003c\/i\u003e, designing its innovative basket trading and portfolio management platform. He also worked at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and Schroders. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eQuantitative Equity Portfolio Management\u003c\/i\u003e. He received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BA from the University of California at Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.56 x 9.18 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67893501952152,"sku":"9781118250020","price":50.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/RDNrY0dvcVZlTDFUUEdxZUxPNzRHUT09.webp?v=1793796638","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/the-crisis-of-crowding-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}