Fiasco: The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780140278798)

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.

Author: Frank Partnoy
ISBN-10: 0140278796
ISBN-13: 9780140278798
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 02/01/1999
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.82h x 5.09w x 0.56d