Description

Book Synopsis
An in-depth look at the failure of Wall Street''s proven financial models

Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into intricate and aesthetically attractive shapes. As such, it is the perfect metaphor for the Wall Street financial engineering model, which ultimately proved to be the underlying cause of the 2008 financial crisis.

In Financial Origami, Brendan Moynihan describes how the Wall Street business model evolved from a method to transfer risk into a method for manufacturing risk. Along the way, this timely book skillfully dissects financial engineering and addresses how it''s often a mechanism to evade regulatory constraints, provide institutional investors with customized products, and, of course, generate revenue for financial engineers.

  • Reveals how Wall Street''s financial engineering business model morphed into something destructive
  • Highlights how the origami model worked well in the comparatively stable years of the early 2000s,

Financial Origami

    Product form

    A Hardback by Brendan Moynihan

    £18.69

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £21.99 – you save £3.30 (15%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Sat 10 Oct 2026.

    1 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Financial Origami by Brendan Moynihan

      Book details

      Publisher Bloomberg Press
      Published 1 April 2011
      ISBN-13 9781118001813
      978-1118001813
      ISBN-10 1118001818
      Also in:
      Finance and accounting

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An in-depth look at the failure of Wall Street''s proven financial models

      Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into intricate and aesthetically attractive shapes. As such, it is the perfect metaphor for the Wall Street financial engineering model, which ultimately proved to be the underlying cause of the 2008 financial crisis.

      In Financial Origami, Brendan Moynihan describes how the Wall Street business model evolved from a method to transfer risk into a method for manufacturing risk. Along the way, this timely book skillfully dissects financial engineering and addresses how it''s often a mechanism to evade regulatory constraints, provide institutional investors with customized products, and, of course, generate revenue for financial engineers.

      • Reveals how Wall Street''s financial engineering business model morphed into something destructive
      • Highlights how the origami model worked well in the comparatively stable years of the early 2000s,

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account