Ellis, Charles D.
New York : Penguin Press, 2008.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. [689]-709) and index.
- Beginnings — Disaster: Goldman Sachs Trading Corporation — The long road back — Ford: the largest IPO — Transition years — Gus Levy — The wreck of the Penn Central — Getting great at selling — Block trading: the risky business that roared — Revolution in investment banking — Principles — The two Johns — Bonds: the early years — Figuring out private client services — J. Aron: ugly duckling — Tender defense, a magic carpet — The uses and abuses of research — John Weinberg — Innocents abroad — Breaking and entering — How BP almost became a dry hole — Changing the guard — Transformation — False starts in investment management — Robert Maxwell, the client from hell — Making arbitrage a business — J’accuse — Building a global business — Steve quit! — Collecting the best — Jon Corzine — Long-term capital management — Coup — Getting investment management right — Paulson’s disciplines — Lloyd Blankfein, risk manager.
- With unparalleled access to the firm’s leadership, Ellis chronicles the brilliant individuals who built one of the world’s largest investment banks.
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