Shakespearean arbitrage -- Between arbitrage and speculation -- Trading on the limits of learning -- Economy of dreams -- The last dream -- From arbitrage to the gift
This book examines the careers and intellectual trajectories of a group of pioneering derivatives traders in Japan during the 1990s and 2000s. It explores what happened to these people when both the economy and society came to an abrupt halt. It also looks at what this shift mea…
For many financial market professionals worldwide, the era of high finance is over. The times in which bankers and financiers were the primary movers and shakers of both economy and society have come to an abrupt halt. What has this shift meant for the future of capitalism? What…
Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could, on drugs, sex, and international globe-trotting. From the binge that san…
Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could, on drugs, sex, and international globe-trotting. From the binge that san…
A-- Boiler Room, From the stormy relationship Belfort shared with his model-wife as they ran a madcap household that included two young children, a full-time staff of twenty-two, a pair of bodyguards, and hidden cameras everywhere--even as the SEC and FBI zeroed in on them--to t…
The former head of the investment firm Stratton Oakmont describes the rise and fall of his financial empire, his life of glamour and excess, and the scandal that destroyed his empire, sent him to prison, and sparked his drug abuse.
"Want to join the exciting world of finance and investment? Your first stop is the Securities Industry Essentials Exam. This guide, with online practice tests, can help you get the score you need to get the position you want. You'll get access to hundreds of practice questions, …
"Want to join the exciting world of finance and investment? Your first stop is the Securities Industry Essentials Exam. This guide, with online practice tests, can help you get the score you need to get the position you want. You'll get access to hundreds of practice questions, …
"Want to join the exciting world of finance and investment? Your first stop is the Securities Industry Essentials Exam. This guide, with online practice tests, can help you get the score you need to get the position you want. You'll get access to hundreds of practice questions, …
The fascinating story behind the company that revolutionized the financial world Catching Lightning in a Bottle traces the complete history of Merrill Lynch and the company's substantial impact on the world of finance, from the birth of the once-mighty company to its inauspiciou…