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by: Satyajit Das
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6457
EAN: 9780273704744
ISBN: 0273704745
Label: FT Press
Manufacturer: FT Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: May 15, 2006
Publisher: FT Press
Sales Rank: 9563
Studio: FT Press
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Rating:  - A must for anyone with money that you may know what the teller in your local bank is selling you
I had very high expectation of it because of Frank Partnoy's praise in the back cover. Partnoy's Fiasco "was" the most interesting read of this topic, about how derivatives traders and salesmen reap the face off their customers. I love it so much that I search on Google in order to have a look of the Indian author and to know him more, which I found on the Publisher's site an interview with the author and his photo. Below please find some shortcut for your reference. Hope you like them.
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Rating: - Great for finance people
Just enough quantitative stuff to be dangerous, and enough humor and anecdotal info to make this a page turner from start to finish.
Rating: - Make a difficult subject an attractive reading
For me the world of derivatives are a known unknown and after reading the book, it remains like that. Derivatives are complex indeed if you don't have experience or are involve in it, but this book helps to provide an idea about the mechanics of the financials markets. The author guides you in this book telling real stories, some from his own experience, about how derivatives have evolved since its beginnings, covering the whole range of derivatives from futures, options, swaps and credit.
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Rating: - Fantastic!
After reading this you wont trust a banker/broker ever again (not that you should have before).
The book is written like a set of short stories. They just flow smoothly and along the way you get to learn about how the world of modern finance has become the creature that it is today. Want to know more about how the sub-prime crisis came about? Read the last section. Wonder how Goldman Sachs got out of it without so much of a scratch? The "tone" of the book will let you know. Just a really insightful ... Read More
Rating: - Bulls-eye
For anyone who has been in the business since the advent of financial futures each chapter is a wonderful ride down memory lane (a.k.a. Wall Street) - where fear and greed intersect. Each chapter fittingly a gapers block of financial wreckage and black humor brought on by appropriately licensed Wall Street professionals. A must read for anyone who's been on the Street and those aspiring to.
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