Liar's Poker
- 310pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
The author recounts his experiences on the lucrative Wall Street bond market of the 1980s, where young traders made millions in a very short time, in a humorous account of greed and epic folly.
La serie “La grande scommessa” di Michael Lewis svela i retroscena della bolla ipotecaria di Wall Street e del suo crollo. “The Big Short” racconta un gruppo di outsider che individuarono presto il rischio sistemico e scommisero contro il mercato. “Liar’s Poker” è una cronaca tagliente dall’interno di Salomon Brothers, tra avidità e cultura del rischio degli anni Ottanta. Insieme, i libri offrono un ritratto avvincente della finanza, dei suoi fallimenti e di chi seppe leggerli.


The author recounts his experiences on the lucrative Wall Street bond market of the 1980s, where young traders made millions in a very short time, in a humorous account of greed and epic folly.
From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, The Big Short, this title tells the story of the misfits, renegades and visionaries who saw that the biggest credit bubble of all time was about to burst, bet against the banking system - and made a killing.