tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post3552247673048772040..comments2024-03-20T09:32:16.592-04:00Comments on Michael James on Money: AntifragileMichael Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-85949899446890546032013-09-23T13:35:12.179-04:002013-09-23T13:35:12.179-04:00@CanadianInvestor: That's an interesting revi...@CanadianInvestor: That's an interesting review. However, a debate between these two woud have far too much ego-bumping to be watched without a couple of beers first.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-16539528196976736782013-09-23T13:04:26.746-04:002013-09-23T13:04:26.746-04:00Good review, Michael. Another that isn't very ...Good review, Michael. Another that isn't very complimentary to Taleb - http://falkenblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/taleb-mishandles-fragility.html. I'd love to see a debate between these two - it would be an intellectual cage fight of the highest order.CanadianInvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645767559302303541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-34984294493891029082013-09-23T09:51:24.496-04:002013-09-23T09:51:24.496-04:00My review was about "derivatives and the mind...My review was about "derivatives and the mindset required to manage derivative trades and positions." Perhaps you missed it because I used the same approach as Taleb used in the book to barely mention anything about this main theme.<br /><br />Seriously, though, I don't think I wasted my time because reading this book hardened my views against using leverage in my personal finances, which I think is a good thing. I probably could have achieved the same result less painfully by simply rereading The Black Swan.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-76817745687539522222013-09-23T07:24:33.279-04:002013-09-23T07:24:33.279-04:00The book is about derivatives and the mindset requ...The book is about derivatives and the mindset required to manage derivative trades and positions. Not a single mention in your "review". It sounds like you wasted your time.<br /><br />If you prefer, Taleb's paper is enlightening: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2124595<br /><br />His Authors @Google talk is probably the best public version of his talks:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3REdLZ8Xis<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com