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igorkraw on March 14, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Book recommendations for understanding fin...

Since I'm mainly interested in risk and volatility, this list might be a bit biased but here we go:

A random walk down Wallstreet

Options and volatility pricing, by Natenberg

Why stock markets crash, by Didier sornette

Manias, panics and Crashes by Aliber and Kindleberger

Debt: the first 5000 years

harry8 on March 14, 2020 [–]

I studied it, got the cfa designation, worked in the field.

Yet to see a better, more accurate or more succinct treatment than "A Random Walk Down Wall St" by Malkiel. Can't recommend it enough. Readable. Required knowledge.

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