Ebook: The Poker Face of Wall Street

Wall Street is where poker and modern finance?and the theory behind these "games"?clash head on. In both worlds, real risk means real money is made or lost in a heart beat, and neither camp is always rational with the risk it takes. As a result, business and financial professionals who want to use poker insights to improve their job performance will find this entertaining book a "must read." So will poker players searching for an edge in applying the insights of risk-takers on Wall Street.;Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: The Art of Uncalculated Risk; Risk; Risk Rules; Finance and Gambling; An Example of the Trading Game; Gambling and Finance; Opponents; Hold 'Em Aces; Truth; Chapter 2: Poker Basics; Poker Hands; Betting; Limits; Mechanics; You Gotta Know When to . . .; And He Answers: "Omaha"; Stud; Draw; Basic Strategies; Calling; Taxes; Chapter 3: Finance Basics; Econospeak; Commercial Banks; Investment Banks; Exchanges; Theory; Financial Challenges; Chapter 4: A Brief History of Risk Denial.