The third book in the Great Minds in Finance series examines the pricing of securities and the risk/reward trade off through the legends, contribution, and legacies of Jacob Marschak, William Sharpe, Fischer Black and Myron Scholes, and Robert Merton, influencing both theory and practice, enabling t[...]

Most of us drive to the gas station to purchase fuel for our cars. Heating oil is delivered to our homes to keep us warm throughout the winter. We do not stop to think about the raw materials that make up so many of the goods we consume. Nor do we ponder the fuel used to grow and harvest our food or[...]