FIASCO

Blood In the Water on Wall Street

AvFrank Partnoy

E-bok

Engelska, 2010

143 kr

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Beskrivning

Frank Partnoy, a former high-flying derivatives salesman, gives a vivid and shocking account of the vicious competition, raw machismo and dirty tricks at work in the riskiest sector of the stock market. Billions of dollars worth of securities are traded - and lost - in this amazing arena. Derivatives trading has also played a huge part in the global credit crunch that is the biggest story in the world today. This edition includes a sensational new chapter covering this, and all the other latest scandals.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-09-03
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781847651464
Förlag:Profile Books Ltd

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Finansiering inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Ledarskapsböcker inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Frank Partnoy is the George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance at the University of San Diego School of Law. His books include F.I.A.S.C.O., Infectious Greed, and The Match King. His next book, Wait, will examine snap decision making. Professor Partnoy writes regularly for The New York Times and the Financial Times, and has appeared on numerous media programs, including 60 Minutes, The NewsHour, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He has degrees in mathematics and economics from The University of Kansas, and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

Recensioner i media

Take it from us that F.I.A.S.C.O. is absolute dynamite ... Partnoy doesn't take prisoners. Euroweek Guns, booze and bloodlust: the truth about high finance The Sunday Times Gripping, unreal stuff, delivered with wry humour. Business Age F.I.A.S.C.O. is a ringside seat on the nastiest and most important game being played on Wall Street today. Think of derivatives trading as a blood sport, with the unsuspecting consumer as prey. Read this book, or else ... Michael Lewis, author of Liar's Poker