{"product_id":"fiasco-isbn-9780140278798","title":"Fiasco","description":"\u003cb\u003eFIASCO\u003c\/b\u003e is the shocking story of one man's education in the jungles of Wall Street. 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 didn't understand them. In his behind-the-scenes look at the trading floor and the offices of one of the world's top investment firms, Partnoy recounts the macho attitudes and fiercely competitive ploys of his office mates. And he takes us to the annual drunken skeet-shooting competition, FIASCO, where he and his colleagues sharpen the killer instincts they are encouraged to use against their competitiors, their clients, and each other.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIASCO\u003c\/b\u003e is the first book to take on the derivatves trading industry, the most highly charged and risky sector of the stock market. More importantly, it is a blistering indictment of the largely unregulated market in derivatives and serves as a warning to unwary investors about real fiascos, which have cost billions of dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 A Better Opportunity\u003cbr\u003e2 The House of Cards\u003cbr\u003e3 Playing Dice\u003cbr\u003e4 A Mexican Bank Fiesta\u003cbr\u003e5 F.I.A.S.C.O.\u003cbr\u003e6 The Queen of RAVs\u003cbr\u003e7 Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina\u003cbr\u003e8 The Odd Couple\u003cbr\u003e9 The Tequila Effect\u003cbr\u003e10 MX\u003cbr\u003e11 Sayonara\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003ePostscript\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Partnoy\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eInfectious Greed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Match King\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePortfolio\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches law at the University of San Diego, where he lives.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305452425445,"sku":"NP9780140278798","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140278798.jpg?v=1767726833","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/fiasco-isbn-9780140278798","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}