Introduction: fear of finance -- Global finance: out of control? -- Rogues in red suspenders: the myth of the financial casino -- Rocket scientists: the ideas behind the practice of modern finance -- Neurotic finance: how risk aversion has reshaped the financial system -- Big numbers: derivatives and fictitious capital -- The covert revolution: the rise of fund manager capitalism -- Killing the patient: why the quest for safety can be dangerous -- Conclusion: getting real - towards an alternative

1. International finance
2. Capitalism
3. Investments
4. Foreign
5. Stock exchanges
6. Risk