@article {Kritzman10, author = {Mark Kritzman}, title = {The Most Successful Theory of Economics}, volume = {20}, number = {1}, pages = {10}, year = {2012}, doi = {10.3905/jod.2012.20.1.010}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {Ross has called options pricing theory {\textquotedblleft}the most successful theory in all of economics.{\textquotedblright} Kritzman expands on Ross{\textquoteright}s comment to justify this assertion and notes the role of The Journal of Derivatives in disseminating the benefits of this most successful of theories to the world at large.TOPICS: Options, portfolio theory, VAR and use of alternative risk measures of trading risk}, issn = {1074-1240}, URL = {https://jod.pm-research.com/content/20/1/10}, eprint = {https://jod.pm-research.com/content/20/1/10.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Derivatives} }