Ugly Americans
The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions
by Ben Mezrich · first published 2004
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I read the book (along with "Ugly Americans") back in high school and enjoyed it. Looking forward to seeing a live-action version.
on “MIT students being badass on the big screen -- the '21' movie trailer (Bringing Down The House)” ↗Anybody ever read "Ugly Americans" by Ben Mezrich? This reminds me of that. (BTW - he was the guy that wrote "Bringing Down the House")
on “$7.1 Billion Fraud - Could Be The Largest Trading Fraud Ever” ↗these index add/remove trades have been happening for as long as "program trading" now HFT has been a thing. It's a significant subplot of the book, Ugly Americans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_Americans:_The_True_Story...
on “The Financial Industry Is Having Its Napster Moment” ↗