Reviews
EXTREME MONEY: THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE CULT OF RISK , the new title from bestselling author Satyajit Das , is now available to pre-order on Amazon. "Funny, readable and peppered with one-liners from Groucho Marx, "Traders, Guns & Money" offers an ideal primer for anyone tempted to take a walk on the derivative side." James Pressley, Bloomberg.com #145;……a distinctly timely book .... Traders, Guns and Money , tries to reach out to the mathematically challenged to explain how the world of derivatives really" works.#146; Gillian Tett, Financial Times #145;The sexier side of finance ... at last ... a convincing picture of what life is like in today's modern financial industry.#146; Corporate Financier #145;...a fascinating and compelling insight into the world of derivatives... a page turning quality more reminiscent of a John Grisham novel than a dissertation on derivatives.#146; FINASIA #145;... .more riveting than the Da Vinci Code ...in the mould of Liars' Poker ...an insider#146;s account of how derivatives markets work...#146; Goola Warden, The Edge #145; this is possibly the best insider account of a career in investments since Michael Lewis's book Liar's Poker…. I can't recommend this book strongly enough.' www. dna.bloggingstocks.com #145;... a beginner's guide to the often unsavoury and murky world of trading...a surprisingly gripping account ....#146; Money Week #145;A worthwhile read for anyone with connection to the financial world.#146; WorldFinance.com #145; …. must read for all CEOs, CFOs, bankers and anyone who cares about what banks are doing with their money.#146; Lara Wozniak , www.financeasia.com #145;…an amusing, down-to-earth look behind the scenes of the derivatives market….There were several times I laughed out loud….#146; www.runningofthebools.typepad.com #145;... a scalpel of a book#146; Financial Engineering News Das#146; audacity is commendable as he does not hesitate to challenge the greatest intellectuals of quantitative finance like Myron Scholes and Fischer Black….Overall, he does a splendid job of portraying the obsessive mentality of the traders that anything can be traded." Medill Money Mavens, August 2010, EXTREME MONEY: THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE CULT OF RISK , the new title from bestselling author Satyajit Das , is now available to pre-order on Amazon. "Funny, readable and peppered with one-liners from Groucho Marx, "Traders, Guns & Money" offers an ideal primer for anyone tempted to take a walk on the derivative side." James Pressley, Bloomberg.com '......a distinctly timely book .... Traders, Guns and Money , tries to reach out to the mathematically challenged to explain how the world of derivatives "really" works.' Gillian Tett, Financial Times 'The sexier side of finance ... at last ... a convincing picture of what life is like in today's modern financial industry.' Corporate Financier '...a fascinating and compelling insight into the world of derivatives... a page turning quality more reminiscent of a John Grisham novel than a dissertation on derivatives.' FINASIA '... .more riveting than the Da Vinci Code ...in the mould of Liars' Poker ...an insider's account of how derivatives markets work...' Goola Warden, The Edge ' this is possibly the best insider account of a career in investments since Michael Lewis's book Liar's Poker.... I can't recommend this book strongly enough.' www. dna.bloggingstocks.com '... a beginner's guide to the often unsavoury and murky world of trading...a surprisingly gripping account ....' Money Week 'A worthwhile read for anyone with connection to the financial world.' WorldFinance.com ' .... must read for all CEOs, CFOs, bankers and anyone who cares about what banks are doing with their money.' Lara Wozniak , www.financeasia.com '...an amusing, down-to-earth look behind the scenes of the derivatives market....There were several times I laughed out loud....' www.runningofthebools.typepad.com '... a scalpel of a book' Financial Engineering News "Das' audacity is commendable as he does not hesitate to challenge the greatest intellectuals of quantitative finance like Myron Scholes and Fischer Black....Overall, he does a splendid job of portraying the obsessive mentality of the traders that anything can be traded." Medill Money Mavens, August 2010, EXTREME MONEY: THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE CULT OF RISK, the new title from bestselling author Satyajit Das, is now available to pre-order on Amazon. "Funny, readable and peppered with one-liners from Groucho Marx, "Traders, Guns & Money" offers an ideal primer for anyone tempted to take a walk on the derivative side." James Pressley, Bloomberg.com ‘……a distinctly timely book .... Traders, Guns and Money , tries to reach out to the mathematically challenged to explain how the world of derivatives really” works.’ Gillian Tett, Financial Times ‘The sexier side of finance ... at last ... a convincing picture of what life is like in today's modern financial industry.’ Corporate Financier ‘...a fascinating and compelling insight into the world of derivatives... a page turning quality more reminiscent of a John Grisham novel than a dissertation on derivatives.’ FINASIA ‘... .more riveting than the Da Vinci Code ...in the mould of Liars' Poker ...an insider’s account of how derivatives markets work...’ Goola Warden, The Edge ‘ this is possibly the best insider account of a career in investments since Michael Lewis's book Liar's Poker….I can't recommend this book strongly enough.' www. dna.bloggingstocks.com ‘... a beginner's guide to the often unsavoury and murky world of trading...a surprisingly gripping account ....’ Money Week ‘A worthwhile read for anyone with connection to the financial world.’ WorldFinance.com ‘ …. must read for all CEOs, CFOs, bankers and anyone who cares about what banks are doing with their money.’ Lara Wozniak , www.financeasia.com ‘…an amusing, down-to-earth look behind the scenes of the derivatives market….There were several times I laughed out loud….’ www.runningofthebools.typepad.com ‘... a scalpel of a book’ Financial Engineering News Das’ audacity is commendable as he does not hesitate to challenge the greatest intellectuals of quantitative finance like Myron Scholes and Fischer Black….Overall, he does a splendid job of portraying the obsessive mentality of the traders that anything can be traded.” Medill Money Mavens, August 2010, EXTREME MONEY: THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE CULT OF RISK, the new title from bestselling author Satyajit Das, is now available to pre-order on Amazon. "Funny, readable and peppered with one-liners from Groucho Marx, "Traders, Guns & Money" offers an ideal primer for anyone tempted to take a walk on the derivative side." James Pressley, Bloomberg.com '......a distinctly timely book .... Traders, Guns and Money , tries to reach out to the mathematically challenged to explain how the world of derivatives "really" works.' Gillian Tett, Financial Times 'The sexier side of finance ... at last ... a convincing picture of what life is like in today's modern financial industry.' Corporate Financier '...a fascinating and compelling insight into the world of derivatives... a page turning quality more reminiscent of a John Grisham novel than a dissertation on derivatives.' FINASIA '... .more riveting than the Da Vinci Code ...in the mould of Liars' Poker ...an insider's account of how derivatives markets work...' Goola Warden, The Edge ' this is possibly the best insider account of a career in investments since Michael Lewis's book Liar's Poker....I can't recommend this book strongly enough.' www. dna.bloggingstocks.com '... a beginner's guide to the often unsavoury and murky world of trading...a surprisingly gripping account ....' Money Week 'A worthwhile read for anyone with connection to the financial world.' WorldFinance.com ' .... must read for all CEOs, CFOs, bankers and anyone who cares about what banks are doing with their money.' Lara Wozniak , www.financeasia.com '...an amusing, down-to-earth look behind the scenes of the derivatives market....There were several times I laughed out loud....' www.runningofthebools.typepad.com '... a scalpel of a book' Financial Engineering News "Das' audacity is commendable as he does not hesitate to challenge the greatest intellectuals of quantitative finance like Myron Scholes and Fischer Black....Overall, he does a splendid job of portraying the obsessive mentality of the traders that anything can be traded." Medill Money Mavens, August 2010, EXTREME MONEY: THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE CULT OF RISK, the new title from bestselling author Satyajit Das, is now available to pre-order on Amazon. "Funny, readable and peppered with one-liners from Groucho Marx, "Traders, Guns & Money" offers an ideal primer for anyone tempted to take a walk on the derivative side." James Pressley, Bloomberg.com #145;……a distinctly timely book .... Traders, Guns and Money , tries to reach out to the mathematically challenged to explain how the world of derivatives really" works.#146; Gillian Tett, Financial Times #145;The sexier side of finance ... at last ... a convincing picture of what life is like in today's modern financial industry.#146; Corporate Financier #145;...a fascinating and compelling insight into the world of derivatives... a page turning quality more reminiscent of a John Grisham novel than a dissertation on derivatives.#146; FINASIA #145;... .more riveting than the Da Vinci Code ...in the mould of Liars' Poker ...an insider#146;s account of how derivatives markets work...#146; Goola Warden, The Edge #145; this is possibly the best insider account of a career in investments since Michael Lewis's book Liar's Poker….I can't recommend this book strongly enough.' www. dna.bloggingstocks.com #145;... a beginner's guide to the often unsavoury and murky world of trading...a surprisingly gripping account ....#146; Money Week #145;A worthwhile read for anyone with connection to the financial world.#146; WorldFinance.com #145; …. must read for all CEOs, CFOs, bankers and anyone who cares about what banks are doing with their money.#146; Lara Wozniak , www.financeasia.com #145;…an amusing, down-to-earth look behind the scenes of the derivatives market….There were several times I laughed out loud….#146; www.runningofthebools.typepad.com #145;... a scalpel of a book#146; Financial Engineering News Das#146; audacity is commendable as he does not hesitate to challenge the greatest intellectuals of quantitative finance like Myron Scholes and Fischer Black….Overall, he does a splendid job of portraying the obsessive mentality of the traders that anything can be traded." Medill Money Mavens, August 2010, EXTREME MONEY: THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE CULT OF RISK, the new title from bestselling author Satyajit Das, is now available to pre-order on Amazon. "Funny, readable and peppered with one-liners from Groucho Marx, "Traders, Guns & Money" offers an ideal primer for anyone tempted to take a walk on the derivative side." James Pressley, Bloomberg.com '......a distinctly timely book .... Traders, Guns and Money , tries to reach out to the mathematically challenged to explain how the world of derivatives "really" works.' Gillian Tett, Financial Times 'The sexier side of finance ... at last ... a convincing picture of what life is like in today's modern financial industry.' Corporate Financier '...a fascinating and compelling insight into the world of derivatives... a page turning quality more reminiscent of a John Grisham novel than a dissertation on derivatives.' FINASIA '... .more riveting than the Da Vinci Code ...in the mould of Liars' Poker ...an insider's account of how derivatives markets work...' Goola Warden, The Edge ' this is possibly the best insider account of a career in investments since Michael Lewis's book Liar's Poker....I can't recommend this book strongly enough.' www. dna.bloggingstocks.com '... a beginner's guide to the often unsavoury and murky world of trading...a surprisingly gripping account ....' Money Week 'A worthwhile read for anyone with connection to the financial world.' WorldFinance.com ' .... must read for all CEOs, CFOs, bankers and anyone who cares about what banks are doing with their money.' Lara Wozniak , www.financeasia.com '...an amusing, down-to-earth look behind the scenes of the derivatives market....There were several times I laughed out loud....' www.runningofthebools.typepad.com '... a scalpel of a book' Financial Engineering News "Das' audacity is commendable as he does not hesitate to challenge the greatest intellectuals of quantitative finance like Myron Scholes and Fischer Black....Overall, he does a splendid job of portraying the obsessive mentality of the traders that anything can be traded." Medill Money Mavens, August 2010, EXTREME MONEY: THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE CULT OF RISK , the new title from bestselling author Satyajit Das , is now available to pre-order on Amazon. "Funny, readable and peppered with one-liners from Groucho Marx, "Traders, Guns & Money" offers an ideal primer for anyone tempted to take a walk on the derivative side." James Pressley, Bloomberg.com ‘……a distinctly timely book .... Traders, Guns and Money , tries to reach out to the mathematically challenged to explain how the world of derivatives really” works.’ Gillian Tett, Financial Times ‘The sexier side of finance ... at last ... a convincing picture of what life is like in today's modern financial industry.’ Corporate Financier ‘...a fascinating and compelling insight into the world of derivatives... a page turning quality more reminiscent of a John Grisham novel than a dissertation on derivatives.’ FINASIA ‘... .more riveting than the Da Vinci Code ...in the mould of Liars' Poker ...an insider’s account of how derivatives markets work...’ Goola Warden, The Edge ‘ this is possibly the best insider account of a career in investments since Michael Lewis's book Liar's Poker…. I can't recommend this book strongly enough.' www. dna.bloggingstocks.com ‘... a beginner's guide to the often unsavoury and murky world of trading...a surprisingly gripping account ....’ Money Week ‘A worthwhile read for anyone with connection to the financial world.’ WorldFinance.com ‘ …. must read for all CEOs, CFOs, bankers and anyone who cares about what banks are doing with their money.’ Lara Wozniak , www.financeasia.com ‘…an amusing, down-to-earth look behind the scenes of the derivatives market….There were several times I laughed out loud….’ www.runningofthebools.typepad.com ‘... a scalpel of a book’ Financial Engineering News Das’ audacity is commendable as he does not hesitate to challenge the greatest intellectuals of quantitative finance like Myron Scholes and Fischer Black….Overall, he does a splendid job of portraying the obsessive mentality of the traders that anything can be traded.” Medill Money Mavens, August 2010, EXTREME MONEY: THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE CULT OF RISK , the new title from bestselling author Satyajit Das , is now available to pre-order on Amazon. "Funny, readable and peppered with one-liners from Groucho Marx, "Traders, Guns & Money" offers an ideal primer for anyone tempted to take a walk on the derivative side." James Pressley, Bloomberg.com ‘……a distinctly timely book .... Traders, Guns and Money , tries to reach out to the mathematically challenged to explain how the world of derivatives really” works.’ Gillian Tett, Financial Times ‘The sexier side of finance ... at last ... a convincing picture of what life is like in today's modern financial industry.’ Corporate Financier ‘...a fascinating and compelling insight into the world of derivatives... a page turning quality more reminiscent of a John Grisham novel than a dissertation on derivatives.’ FINASIA ‘... .more riveting than the Da Vinci Code ...in the mould of Liars' Poker ...an insider’s account of how derivatives markets work...’ Goola Warden, The Edge ‘ this is possibly the best insider account of a career in investments since Michael Lewis's book Liar's Poker…. I can't recommend this book strongly enough.' www. dna.bloggingstocks.com ‘... a beginner's guide to the often unsavoury and murky world of trading...a surprisingly gripping account ....’ Money Week ‘A worthwhile read for anyone with connection to the financial world.’ WorldFinance.com ‘ …. must read for all CEOs, CFOs, bankers and anyone who cares about what banks are doing with their money.’ Lara Wozniak ,www.financeasia.com ‘…an amusing, down-to-earth look behind the scenes of the derivatives market….There were several times I laughed out loud….’ www.runningofthebools.typepad.com ‘... a scalpel of a book’ Financial Engineering News Das’ audacity is commendable as he does not hesitate to challenge the greatest intellectuals of quantitative finance like Myron Scholes and Fischer Black….Overall, he does a splendid job of portraying the obsessive mentality of the traders that anything can be traded.” Medill Money Mavens, August 2010
