Comments on: um book club: rigged - part 4

By: Cash

Cash — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:23:34 +0000

Thanks for the comment Brian! I’ll have to look into the other books you mention. I was kind of disappointed with Rigged considering how much I enjoyed Bringing Down the House, Busting Vegas and even Ugly Americans.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:48:21 +0000

I read this book about a week ago when I saw it on this blog and I have to agree with Cash. It was entertaining, but slow, repetivie language, and not nearly as personal as the last two I read. If you guys are looking for another good book about badass financial markets guys, try “When Genius Failed” about Long-Term Capital Managment.
I worked for a huge hedge fund very similar to that and we had a 1.5 Billion dollar loss that resulted in the closure of the fund last year. It was depressing, but quite the experience. The book is earily similar to what happend to our fund. The Predictors is also a great story about people taking on Fin Markets.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:12:49 +0000

I would’ve liked to enjoy the Jasmine element myself…

By: Cash

Cash — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:07:31 +0000

Yeah goat, agreed. Definitely my least favorite of his books I’ve read.

By: goat

goat — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:45:52 +0000

it certainly whetted my appetite on finding out more of the details but failed to deliver as a whole. too much verbal MSG. still, was fun.