| Description |
x, 176 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Big bets gone bad : derivatives and bankruptcy in Orange County / Philippe Jorion, with the assistance of Robert Roper. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Introduction. -- Robert Citron and His World. -- Bond Basics. -- Repos. -- Damned Derivatives? -- Structured Notes. -- Rocket Scientists--It Gets Technical. -- The Need for Capital. -- Going Bankrupt. -- Citrons Strategy (the Repo Man). -- Suing Wall Street. -- The Bondholders. -- Placing Blame. -- Fallout in the County. -- Lessons in Risk. -- Risk and Derivatives. -- Do We Need Regulation? -- Conclusions. -- Epilogue. -- Bibliography. -- Glossary of Financial Terms. -- Index. -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Investment of public funds California Orange County, Derivative securities, Debts, Public California Orange County, Municipal bankruptcy California Orange County, Citron, Robert L |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-164) and index |
| Subject |
Citron, Robert L.
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Debts, Public -- California -- Orange County.
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Derivative securities.
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Investment of public funds -- California -- Orange County.
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Municipal bankruptcy -- California -- Orange County.
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| Author |
Roper, Robert.
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| LC no. |
95035120 |
| ISBN |
0123903602 (acid-free paper) |
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