Wheels of Fortune
Subtitle: The History of Speculation from Scandal to Respectability
Publisher: Wiley
Published: September 27, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780471212225
First sentence: THE CIVIL WAR WAS A CRUCIBLE FOR AMERICAN ATTItudes toward life, liberty, and the pursuit of money.
Description: "The history of the futures markets, derivatives, and speculation is full of misunderstandings and false assumptions. Wheels of Fortune seeks to clarify these misconceptions by capturing the spirit of these markets from their earliest days, chronicling the events and individuals that brought scandal and skepticism into the markets, and exploring the laws and governing bodies that were established to rein them in. This lively account offers an accurate picture of how the futures and derivatives game has been played over the years and tries to answer the question: "For whom are the futures markets dealing - the public or themselves?" Ultimately, the decision in yours."--Jacket.