Commodity traders buy and sell the basic resources that nearly everyone in the world needs: oil, metals and grains, among others. They are known for making deals in parts of the globe where no one else could or would - taking massive risks, making vast fortunes and influencing t…
Introduction : the last swashbucklers -- The pioneers -- The godfather of oil -- The last bank in town -- Paper barrels -- The fall of Marc Rich -- The biggest closing-down sale in history -- Communism with capitalist influences -- Big bang -- Petrodollars and kleptocrats -- Des…
