The inside story of a wall street trader, a hilarious and sometimes disturbing account of working at morgan stanley in the mid1990s by frank partnoy, who later became a professor of law and finance at the university of san diego. The art and science of delay, published by publicaffairs in june 2012. The inside story of a wall street trader paperback. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book tracks partnoy s success as a young morgan stanley employee who quickly becomes steeped in a culture that treats client as targets to be blown up or have their faces ripped off. The book tracks partnoys success as a young morgan stanley employee who quickly becomes steeped in a culture that treats client as targets to be blown up or. Frank partnoy was a trader at morgan stanley before turning from gamekeeper to poacher and becoming professor of law and finance at the university of san diego. I was reading a story in the new york times about a hot new book, f. As a young derivatives salesman at morgan stanley, frank partnoy learned to buy and sell billions of dollars worth of securities that were so complex many traders themselves didnt understand them. Blood in the water on wall street by frank partnoy. Read online, or download in secure pdf or secure epub format frank partnoy, a former highflying derivatives salesman, gives a vivid and shocking account of the vicious competition, raw machismo and dirty. Frank partnoy, a former highflying derivatives salesman, gives a. Partnoy, now a law professor at the university of san diego, was a derivatives salesman for first boston and then morgan stanley, 199395. The inside story of a wall street trader by frank partnoy.
Prior to that, partnoy worked in the derivatives group. Frank partnoy is a professor of law at the university of california berkeley school of law. Barrett professor of law and finance and the founding director of the center on corporate and securities law at the university of san diego, where he taught for twentyone years. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fiasco by frank partnoy used very good world of books. Blood in the water on wall street kindle edition by partnoy, frank.
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