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F. I. A. S. C. O. : Blood in the Water on Wall Street - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Partnoy, Frank
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0393046222
- ISBN 13
- 9780393046229
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About This Item
New York, London: W. W. Norton & Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393046222 . A Fine first printing of the first edition with little rubbing to the edges of the boards in a Fine dust-jacket, also lightly edgeworn; Frank Partnoy's new book, F.I.A.S.C.O. : Blood in the Water on Wall Street, tells the story of the financial crisis of 2008. Partnoy draws on his experience as a financial analyst at Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, and Goldman Sachs to provide a unique and insightful perspective on what led to the crisis. The book is written in a lively and accessible style, and includes a wealth of original case studies and anecdotes.; 8vo; 252 pages .
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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- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- F. I. A. S. C. O. : Blood in the Water on Wall Street - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Partnoy, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0393046222
- ISBN 13
- 9780393046229
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, London
- Date Published
- 1997
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