Wall Street: Tycoons and Money: Tycoons and Money

Author: Martin Mayer
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Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: This is a masterpiece that combines explanation, entertainment, and discussion, revealing the infinite charm of finance and pointing out the true masters of the financial markets. The book vividly portrays a group of very important and special Americans, analyzing their process and methods in fulfilling their tasks, along with their glorious achievements and occasional failures. It realistically recreates a unique lifestyle. For the diverse people of Wall Street, life is nothing but a day-to-day tense and exhilarating gamble. In a sense, this is a controversial work, but the subject of the debate is not anything else but Wall Street itself. Here, you will see intense debates conducted in Wall Street's own language. As an entertaining read, it genuinely reports on a unique lifestyle. This life is absolutely not as glamorous and extravagant as people commonly imagine—it is, in fact, nothing more than a relentless and exhilarating gambling impulse. It also explains the facts and purposes related to stocks and bonds, the operation of stock exchanges, how market makers make a living, the meaning of arbitrage, and the techniques of managing funds—in short, it clarifies various financial transactions.