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F.I.A.S.C.O.: Blood in the Water on Wall Street
by Partnoy, Frank
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393046222
- ISBN 13
- 9780393046229
- Seller
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About This Item
W. W. Norton & Company. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Synopsis
FIASCO is the shocking story of one man's education in the jungles of Wall Street. As a young derivatives salesman at Morgan Stanley, Frank Partnoy learned to buy and sell billions of dollars worth of securities that were so complex many traders themselves didn't understand them. In his behind-the-scenes look at the trading floor and the offices of one of the world's top investment firms, Partnoy recounts the macho attitudes and fiercely competitive ploys of his office mates. And he takes us to the annual drunken skeet-shooting competition, FIASCO, where he and his colleagues sharpen the killer instincts they are encouraged to use against their competitiors, their clients, and each other. FIASCO is the first book to take on the derivatves trading industry?the most highly charged and risky sector of the stock market. More importantly, it is a blistering indictment of the largely unregulated market in derivatives and serves as a warning to unwary investors about real fiascos, which have cost billions of dollars.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wonder Book
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- N22C-02785
- Title
- F.I.A.S.C.O.: Blood in the Water on Wall Street
- Author
- Partnoy, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393046222
- ISBN 13
- 9780393046229
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1997-10
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About Wonder Book
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