Publisher's Synopsis
Traders are the new financial establishment. Their power is eclipsing that of the old-boy network that ruled the financial markets for so long and it springs from their ability to understand, negotiate and tame the increasing speed and technology of the financial markets, and make their fortunes while doing it.;This is the story of their rise to power, their culture and their lifestyles. From George Soros to Nick Leeson, traders are a different breed. Some are visionaries, some legends, some have become post-modern statesmen while others are world-champion bidge players and devoted blackjack junkies. Some are sitting in jail.;Trading in financial markets has exploded both in terms of volume and monetary value in the last few years, with rapid advances in electronic trading and the trend of investors to invest on a global scale. The financial trader has been a lightning rod for these huge international investment flows.;What the trader does with this new-found power is a subject of concern for governments around the world, for regulators, for members of the press that understand the implications, even for the financial institutions that employ them. It should also be of concern to, and understood by, the public whose money they have under their influence.;Judi James is the author of "Body Talk" and "The Office Jungle".
