- Paperback: 283 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books (Feb 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140278796
- ISBN-13: 978-0140278798
- Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 12.9 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 428,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This extremely well written book is both serious and funny. Forigners dealing with US investment banks and bankers must get this glimpse into "explosive" derivatives sales and trading floors of some of the world leading financial institutions. One will learn what it means to get "your face ripped-off", things that happen to unsuspecting international and even American investors!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I feel that this book was highly under-rated by the world. The belief that Liar's Poker is still required reading for wannabe bankers is still around, even though much of what happened in that novel has ceased to occur. But perhaps I can contradict myself and say that what both novels contain is the essence of being a trader, they both follow along the same lines, and both reach the same conclusions. As famous as Liar's Poker is, I feel that this novel should also be required reading, and in 5 years time I look forward to the next book that every Harvard MBA student should have a copy of.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've worked as a Network Administrator for at least four major investment banks. I've never understood derivatives until now. The book is much more than a simple wall street expose. It's a primer on World Economics in 1999. Read this in combination with something like MAI2 by Tony Clarke and you know exactly where World Economics is heading in the next Millenium.
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nice read :)
enjoyed the book, very well written. gives you different insight into the financial market. didn't know finance can be that interesting :)
Published on 22 Nov 2009 by C. J. Hoang Xuan
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This book is great, it shows how greedy some people can be. It is a mixture of a novel and a finance class. We could say it is the Liar's Pokers of the 90s.
Published on 21 Oct 1999 by danieljuni@hotmail.com
Well written but oddly negative about a zero-sum game.
The author sold emerging markets derivatives at First Boston and then sold turbo-charged derivatives at Morgan Stanley. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 1999
A hate letter from a writer to his ex-colleagues
The writer clearly detests his Morgan Stanley ex-colleagues at a deeply personal level. The book is not only void of a single kind remark on any of them, but it also contains a... Read more
Published on 14 Aug 1999
Much better read than Liar's Poker
If you really want to learn about street trading, this book is a definite read. From my experience, this book offers a more factual account of sales and trading as opposed to... Read more
Published on 8 Jun 1999
Extremely educational and very well written
This is the first explanation of derivatives that I have ever understood. Mr. Partnoy graphically illustrates how dangerous and complex derivatives are with graphic, current... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 1999
An indictment of Wall Street Derivatives Predators
Obviously Mr. Partnoy lacks one important requirement to continue as a derivatives broker: he possesses a conscience. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 1999
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