I've just finished reading this highly unusual but entirely compelling book. The action centres round the equity trading floor of a New York investment bank and there's more backstabbing than the Ides of March.
Here's the 5-star review I posted on Amazon
Having worked in the equity trading division of a large
American investment bank, for me, High Finance made riveting if uncomfortable
reading. The plot teems with egotistical, dysfunctional monsters and if anyone
thinks the author has overdrawn them, believe me he hasn't. People like this
not only exist, they have a nasty habit of elbowing their way to the corner
office. It weaves a saga of underhand office politics, backstabbing and greed,
making it a book that's impossible to put down.
For someone who's never had the misfortune to work in
trading, don't be put off by the technical jargon: the author explains it
in bite-sized, easy to understand pieces and never allows trader-ese to get in the
way of a compelling story.
Click here for the Kindle version High Finance on Amazon.co.uk
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