Title: Beyond greed /
Authors: Fay, Stephen.
Date: 1982
Publisher: Viking Press,
Physical description: 304 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: H
Abstract: "How the two richest families in the world, the Hunts of Texas and the House of Saud, tried to corner the silver market--how they failed, who stopped them, and why it could happen again"--Jacket subtitle.
Contents: Accident-prone billionaire -- Merchandise of silver -- Futures market: a game of chance -- Insane about silver -- Arabian connection -- How to corner the silver market: a simple guide -- The CFTC: stepchild among agencies -- August-October 1979: the price goes wild -- November 1979-January 1980: changing the rules -- Unconscionable -- Borrowing spree -- Silver bonds -- Jetstar to Jeddah -- Silver Thursday -- Boca Raton -- Billion-dollar loan -- Cross-examination -- World without secrets -- Winners and losers -- "Tough shit" -- Postscript.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Hunt family.; Silver.