A demon of our own design: markets, hedge funds, and the perils of financial innovation

Preface. Acknowledgments. About the Author. CHAPTER 1 ~ Introduction: The Paradox of Market Risk. CHAPTER 2 ~ The Demons of '87. CHAPTER 3 ~ A New Sheriff in Town. CHAPTER 4 ~ How Salomon Rolled the Dice and Lost. CHAPTER 5 ~ They Bought Salomon, Then They Killed It. CHAPTER 6 ~ Long-Term Capital Management Rides the Leverage Cycle to Hell. CHAPTER 7 ~ Colossus. CHAPTER 8 ~ Complexity, Tight Coupling, and Normal Accidents. CHAPTER 9 ~ The Brave New World of Hedge Funds. CHAPTER 10 ~ Cockroaches and Hedge Funds. CHAPTER 11 ~ Hedge Fund Existential. Conclusion: Built to Crash? Notes. Index.