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AGAINST THE GODS
          THE REMARKABLE STORY OF RISK
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LOGO                 Peter L. Bernstein.




                                         Prepared by:
                                 Amitanshu srivastava
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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  Peter Bernstein is President of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc.,
  economic consultants to institutional advisors and
  corporations. His semimonthly analysis of the capital
  markets and the real economy, Economics and Portfolio
  Strategy, is read by managers and owners of investments
  totaling over one trillion dollars. Mr. Bernstein is the
  author of many articles in the professional and popular
  press, as well as six books in economics and finance,
  including the best-selling Capital Ideas: The Improbable
  Origins of Modern Wall Street. He is the co-editor of
  Investment Management (Wiley), and was the first editor
  of The Journal of Portfolio Management.
Clarifies the concepts of probability, sampling,
 regression to the mean, game theory, and rational vs.
 irrational decision making.

Shows how the understanding and management of
 risk underpins many aspects of modern life.
Risk: race Against TIME
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 Risk and time are opponent sides of the same
 coin, for if there was no tomorrow there would be
 no risk.

 Time transforms risks.

Risk touches on the most profound aspects of
 psychology, mathematics,
 statistics and history.
A systematic way of dealing with hazards and
 insecurities induced and introduced by
 modernization itself.

Probability of adverse consequences.

Learning to live with uncertainty.

Define what may happen in the future and
 choose among alternatives.
Bernstein on risk


The revolutionary idea that defines the
boundary between modern times and the
past is the mastery of risk: the notion
that the future is more than a whim of
the Gods and that men and women are
not passive before nature.
The big question



A risk is still a risk no matter how
carefully measured, so where does
the time-honored 'gut feeling' come
into play?
A brief sketch

Bernstein provides mini biographies of the
 many mathematicians, gamblers, and others
 who made significant contributions to our
 understanding of probability and risk.

         is    divided    book     into     five
The
 sections, corresponding to historical periods
 in the understanding of probability and risk.
TO 1200: BEGINNINGS:
Gambling – the very essence of risk taking.

Talked about early history of Hindu as well as
 Arabic number system.

Tried to explain why probability did not emerge
 before the Renaissance.

Accused the Greeks for not making any contribution
 in this field.
1200-1700: A THOUSAND
                OUTSTANDING FACTS:

Talks about real and substantial development of
 probability theory
Basically tries to cover the invention of basic
 probability theory, statistics, and the beginnings
 of business forecasting in Renaissance Europe.
A cup of coffee that changed it all.
1700-1900: MEASUREMENT
                UNLIMITED:
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Introduction of the concepts of utility, standard
 deviation, and regression to the mean.

This was the for the first time probability was seen
 in the light of real life.
1900-1960: CLOUDS OF VAGUENESS
                AND THE DEMAND FOR PRECISION:

Development of modern theories of risk
 management, the influence of game theory, and the
 role of diversification.

One chapter is dedicated entirely on measuring risks
 on the stock market.
DEGREES OF BELIEF: EXPLORING
                UNCERTAINTY:

Contains comprehensive survey of the leading
 thinkers of risk management.

Controversy between quantification based on
 observations of the past and subjective degrees of
 belief.

Development of chaos theory.
The SHORTCOMINGS
Certainly he should have spent much less time on
 the early figures.

Amateur readers will find this book a bit complex.
Everyone is invited.

Tell us what we can - and cannot - expect from risk
 management.

We cannot quantify the future, but we have learned
 to use numbers to scrutinize what happened in the
 past.

This book helps to show what we are up against.
The grand finale
 Luca Paccioli (monk)
 Girolamo Cardano (gambler)
 Galileo Galilei
 Blaise Pascal- Life tables, beginning of theory of decision
  making
 Pierre de Fermat (lawyer)
 Chevalier de Mèrè (nobleman)
 John Graunt (a button salesman) – Statistical sampling
 Jacob Bernoulli – life annuities, Law of large numbers
 Abraham de Moivre - normal distribution
 Daniel Bernoulli - modern techniques of quantifying
  risks, expected utility
 Thomas Bayes (minister)- blending new information into old
  information
The grand finale
 Pierre-Simon Laplace
 Carl Friedrich Gauss - normal distribution
 Francis Galton - Regression to the mean
 Adolphe Quetelet (composer of operas) -The study of causes
  and effects
 Jules-Henri Poincarè -Early concept of Chaos theory
 Kenneth Arrow- Theory of uncertainties
 Frank Knight (economist)
 John Maynard Keynes
 John von Neumann (physicist)- game theory
 Harry Markovitz- Diversification (Portfolio Selection)
 Daniel Kahneman & Amos Tversky- Prospect theory
The Curtain call


Safety is a myth. Risk is reality. Fear is the mind
killer. Seize the day. Take the road less travelled.
Dare to be different. Nothing ventured, nothing
gained. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run
than outright exposure. Life is either a daring
adventure or nothing. Take the first step.
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Against The Gods

  • 1. AGAINST THE GODS THE REMARKABLE STORY OF RISK Company LOGO Peter L. Bernstein. Prepared by: Amitanshu srivastava
  • 2. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Company name Peter Bernstein is President of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., economic consultants to institutional advisors and corporations. His semimonthly analysis of the capital markets and the real economy, Economics and Portfolio Strategy, is read by managers and owners of investments totaling over one trillion dollars. Mr. Bernstein is the author of many articles in the professional and popular press, as well as six books in economics and finance, including the best-selling Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street. He is the co-editor of Investment Management (Wiley), and was the first editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management.
  • 3. Clarifies the concepts of probability, sampling, regression to the mean, game theory, and rational vs. irrational decision making. Shows how the understanding and management of risk underpins many aspects of modern life.
  • 4. Risk: race Against TIME Company name  Risk and time are opponent sides of the same coin, for if there was no tomorrow there would be no risk.  Time transforms risks. Risk touches on the most profound aspects of psychology, mathematics, statistics and history.
  • 5. A systematic way of dealing with hazards and insecurities induced and introduced by modernization itself. Probability of adverse consequences. Learning to live with uncertainty. Define what may happen in the future and choose among alternatives.
  • 6. Bernstein on risk The revolutionary idea that defines the boundary between modern times and the past is the mastery of risk: the notion that the future is more than a whim of the Gods and that men and women are not passive before nature.
  • 7. The big question A risk is still a risk no matter how carefully measured, so where does the time-honored 'gut feeling' come into play?
  • 8. A brief sketch Bernstein provides mini biographies of the many mathematicians, gamblers, and others who made significant contributions to our understanding of probability and risk. is divided book into five The sections, corresponding to historical periods in the understanding of probability and risk.
  • 9. TO 1200: BEGINNINGS: Gambling – the very essence of risk taking. Talked about early history of Hindu as well as Arabic number system. Tried to explain why probability did not emerge before the Renaissance. Accused the Greeks for not making any contribution in this field.
  • 10. 1200-1700: A THOUSAND OUTSTANDING FACTS: Talks about real and substantial development of probability theory Basically tries to cover the invention of basic probability theory, statistics, and the beginnings of business forecasting in Renaissance Europe. A cup of coffee that changed it all.
  • 11. 1700-1900: MEASUREMENT UNLIMITED: Company name Introduction of the concepts of utility, standard deviation, and regression to the mean. This was the for the first time probability was seen in the light of real life.
  • 12. 1900-1960: CLOUDS OF VAGUENESS AND THE DEMAND FOR PRECISION: Development of modern theories of risk management, the influence of game theory, and the role of diversification. One chapter is dedicated entirely on measuring risks on the stock market.
  • 13. DEGREES OF BELIEF: EXPLORING UNCERTAINTY: Contains comprehensive survey of the leading thinkers of risk management. Controversy between quantification based on observations of the past and subjective degrees of belief. Development of chaos theory.
  • 14. The SHORTCOMINGS Certainly he should have spent much less time on the early figures. Amateur readers will find this book a bit complex.
  • 15. Everyone is invited. Tell us what we can - and cannot - expect from risk management. We cannot quantify the future, but we have learned to use numbers to scrutinize what happened in the past. This book helps to show what we are up against.
  • 16. The grand finale  Luca Paccioli (monk)  Girolamo Cardano (gambler)  Galileo Galilei  Blaise Pascal- Life tables, beginning of theory of decision making  Pierre de Fermat (lawyer)  Chevalier de Mèrè (nobleman)  John Graunt (a button salesman) – Statistical sampling  Jacob Bernoulli – life annuities, Law of large numbers  Abraham de Moivre - normal distribution  Daniel Bernoulli - modern techniques of quantifying risks, expected utility  Thomas Bayes (minister)- blending new information into old information
  • 17. The grand finale  Pierre-Simon Laplace  Carl Friedrich Gauss - normal distribution  Francis Galton - Regression to the mean  Adolphe Quetelet (composer of operas) -The study of causes and effects  Jules-Henri Poincarè -Early concept of Chaos theory  Kenneth Arrow- Theory of uncertainties  Frank Knight (economist)  John Maynard Keynes  John von Neumann (physicist)- game theory  Harry Markovitz- Diversification (Portfolio Selection)  Daniel Kahneman & Amos Tversky- Prospect theory
  • 18. The Curtain call Safety is a myth. Risk is reality. Fear is the mind killer. Seize the day. Take the road less travelled. Dare to be different. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Take the first step.