Review
'The Game is a brilliant and timely expose of what happens behind the closed doors of the City of London. It's a must-have for anyone with a curiosity as to what makes high finance tick.' --David Charters
'The Game ... is a breath of fresh air ... I haven't read any book on the city that has told me as much about what happens there on a day to day basis, answering questions that others have derided as being beneath them ... The Game's strength lies in its ability to take the reader into the arcane and frenetic world of the trading floor.' --Richard Gillis - The Irish Times
'The Game ... is a breath of fresh air ... I haven't read any book on the city that has told me as much about what happens there on a day to day basis, answering questions that others have derided as being beneath them ... The Game's strength lies in its ability to take the reader into the arcane and frenetic world of the trading floor.' --Richard Gillis - The Irish Times
Product Description
If we have learnt anything from recent economic upheavals, it's that, rightly or wrongly, bankers get big bonuses. Avaricious stereotypes aside, people don't get money for nothing. So what exactly do they do to earn this level of financial reward? Few people really know -- least of all themselves.
There's no magic trick that turns someone into a City superstar. It's often not the cleverest of the most hard-working who hit the big time -- it's the people who listen, learn and understand that finance is really nothing more than a game. A game that, played correctly, reaps huge rewards.
The Game: How the City really works gives you the tools to do just that. Whether you aspire to work there and want to find out what really goes on, have been ensconced there for years and fancy a look in the mirror or simply desire to learn the truth about a world so publicly vilified, this book provides a light-hearted, objective and accessible insight into the City, its people and its machinations.
There's no magic trick that turns someone into a City superstar. It's often not the cleverest of the most hard-working who hit the big time -- it's the people who listen, learn and understand that finance is really nothing more than a game. A game that, played correctly, reaps huge rewards.
The Game: How the City really works gives you the tools to do just that. Whether you aspire to work there and want to find out what really goes on, have been ensconced there for years and fancy a look in the mirror or simply desire to learn the truth about a world so publicly vilified, this book provides a light-hearted, objective and accessible insight into the City, its people and its machinations.
