The New Gatsbys: Fortunes and Misfortunes of Commodity Traders |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 18
Page 63
... exchange memberships , which reflected the frenetic trading pace . On March ... officials had to twist arms to sell them . Two years later , when the ... exchange members right off the bat . One hundred and fifty IMM memberships were ...
... exchange memberships , which reflected the frenetic trading pace . On March ... officials had to twist arms to sell them . Two years later , when the ... exchange members right off the bat . One hundred and fifty IMM memberships were ...
Page 67
... Exchange started its International Monetary Market . If anyone knew the ... officials began serving up a smor- gasbord of futures contracts that ... exchange " turned into a speculative merry - go - round for onions , scrap iron , frozen ...
... Exchange started its International Monetary Market . If anyone knew the ... officials began serving up a smor- gasbord of futures contracts that ... exchange " turned into a speculative merry - go - round for onions , scrap iron , frozen ...
Page 83
... Trade , the farmers in Iowa were offered just $ 2.38 a bushel in the spot market . The Chicago futures prices , exchange officials argued , were based on delivery in that city , and it was the freight costs of shipping the grains that ...
... Trade , the farmers in Iowa were offered just $ 2.38 a bushel in the spot market . The Chicago futures prices , exchange officials argued , were based on delivery in that city , and it was the freight costs of shipping the grains that ...
Contents
10Prospecting for Players | 10 |
15Hyping the Future | 90 |
Part IIWhat Does It Take to Win? | 99 |
Copyright | |
1 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
analyst banks became become began Billy Board of Trade bought brokerage houses brokers bucket shops bushel buyer cago called cattle cent charts Chicago Board Chicago Mercantile Exchange commodities market Commodity Exchange commodity traders corn crop currencies cycles DeLouise dollars early eggs everything exchange floor exchange officials fast Friedman friends futures contract futures markets futures trading Gatsbys Genentech gold grain Greenberg Harris index futures knew Kravitz Leo Melamed looked losing losses lost Louis Maury membership Merc Merc's Merrill Lynch MidAmerica million Milton Friedman modity months moved never Old Hutch once onions order filler ounce Paul percent play pork bellies position profit rumors runner Sandner scalper seat sell silver sold soybeans speculators stock index Swiss francs thing tick told took trading floor trading pit turned Wall Street wanted week wheat winning