I started skimming it and I can’t put it down! Can anyone recommend books of a similar nature? Not necessarily just about private equity (though that would be welcomed as well), but hedge funds, big corporations, even government (besides Woodward, he’s on my queue).
house of morgan
Great book, yes? A little dated but a great read.
There is a film also. “Barbarians at the Gate” (1993) with James Garner.
I still have to read the book. I work at Ramius LLC which is a hedge fund founded by Peter Cohen and im like the only person here who hasnt read this.
dot.con or dot.bomb (I forget) but it was by a guy who worked as speech writer for one of the presidents, who then worked as PR guy for a supermarket chain that went online. Around 2002.
Also Rogue Trader, the book not the movie.
I’m assuming you read ‘when genius failed’… Imagine ‘Liars Poker’ for educated adults…
sublimity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I started skimming it and I can’t put it down! > > Can anyone recommend books of a similar nature? > Not necessarily just about private equity (though > that would be welcomed as well), but hedge funds, > big corporations, even government (besides > Woodward, he’s on my queue). Den of Thieves
Predator’s Ball Hedgehoggin’ Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst 3 good reads…
awww, come on. rogue trader the movie isn’t the worst movie ever…
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst - Just finished that myself. Born to Steal is another page turner. I started skimming it at the library and realized I had to check it out and finish.
Another fun one I read was Bringing Down the House. The book was much better than the movie 21.
Thanks everyone, greatly appreciated.
ditchdigger2CFA Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another fun one I read was Bringing Down the > House. The book was much better than the movie > 21. agree. Great read. Made me want to switch over to card counting
ZeroBonus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ditchdigger2CFA Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Another fun one I read was Bringing Down the > > House. The book was much better than the movie > > 21. > > > agree. Great read. Made me want to switch over to > card counting I used to work with an MIT blackjack alumni, said you had to spend 6-7 hours a day flipping through decks of cards to practice counting. As cool as the book made it sound, he said its a lot nerdier in real life…
ditchdigger2CFA Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another fun one I read was Bringing Down the > House. The book was much better than the movie > 21. “Rigged” as well is a quick page turner - also by Mezrich
ahahah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ZeroBonus Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ditchdigger2CFA Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Another fun one I read was Bringing Down the > > > House. The book was much better than the > movie > > > 21. > > > > > > agree. Great read. Made me want to switch over > to > > card counting > > I used to work with an MIT blackjack alumni, said > you had to spend 6-7 hours a day flipping through > decks of cards to practice counting. As cool as > the book made it sound, he said its a lot nerdier > in real life… Its just getting used to the cards. From what I read, you just have to be quick and good at counting. The math behind it might be complicated but knowing if the count is high or low is fairly simple. One deck or four, counting is not the hard part, just getting the count high enough to make money is.
ZeroBonus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ahahah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ZeroBonus Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > ditchdigger2CFA Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > Another fun one I read was Bringing Down > the > > > > House. The book was much better than the > > movie > > > > 21. > > > > > > > > > agree. Great read. Made me want to switch > over > > to > > > card counting > > > > I used to work with an MIT blackjack alumni, > said > > you had to spend 6-7 hours a day flipping > through > > decks of cards to practice counting. As cool > as > > the book made it sound, he said its a lot > nerdier > > in real life… > > Its just getting used to the cards. From what I > read, you just have to be quick and good at > counting. The math behind it might be complicated > but knowing if the count is high or low is fairly > simple. One deck or four, counting is not the hard > part, just getting the count high enough to make > money is. Yeah - and from what I have heard, there are different ways of counting. The more precise methods yield greater results, but the likelihood of making a mistake is higher as the calculations in your head get bigger for the more precise methods.
philip.platt Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ZeroBonus Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ahahah Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > ZeroBonus Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > ditchdigger2CFA Wrote: > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > > Another fun one I read was Bringing Down > > the > > > > > House. The book was much better than the > > > movie > > > > > 21. > > > > > > > > > > > > agree. Great read. Made me want to switch > > over > > > to > > > > card counting > > > > > > I used to work with an MIT blackjack alumni, > > said > > > you had to spend 6-7 hours a day flipping > > through > > > decks of cards to practice counting. As cool > > as > > > the book made it sound, he said its a lot > > nerdier > > > in real life… > > > > Its just getting used to the cards. From what I > > read, you just have to be quick and good at > > counting. The math behind it might be > complicated > > but knowing if the count is high or low is > fairly > > simple. One deck or four, counting is not the > hard > > part, just getting the count high enough to > make > > money is. > > > Yeah - and from what I have heard, there are > different ways of counting. The more precise > methods yield greater results, but the likelihood > of making a mistake is higher as the calculations > in your head get bigger for the more precise > methods. Agreed, the methodology is no cakewalk. The strategy was described as practicing over and over again until it became instinct. One would not want to think at the table, it all had to be natural ability at that time. Also some of the backroom stories deter me from becoming a card counter likewise.