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Rogue Traders
Liar's Poker (Hodder Great Reads)Liar's Poker (Hodder Great Reads) by Michael Lewis
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Easy to read, easy to loathe the main characters (and also slightly the author)
Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR NabiscoBarbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough
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One of the great books about Greed and Wall Street in the 80s
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books)The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books) by Tom Wolfe
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THE novel about the Masters of the Universe being undone
Wall Street [1988] [DVD]Wall Street [1988] [DVD]
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Don't you just love seeing dirty traders getting slaughtered?
The First 20 Million Dollars is Always the HardestThe First 20 Million Dollars is Always the Hardest by Po Bronson
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One of the early novels about making a mint on the Internet.
How To Make Your Million From The InternetHow To Make Your Million From The Internet by Jonathan Maitland
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Am amusing reminder for us wannabee day traders of how it can all go wrong.
I Can Make You RichI Can Make You Rich by Paul McKenna
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No, you can't. But you're doing not a bad job for yourself.
Rich Dad, Poor DadRich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Buy new: £6.19 / Used from: £2.75
Pass the sick bag.
Motley Fool Uk Investment (3 ed tpbMotley Fool Uk Investment (3 ed tpb by David Berger
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This is the book if you want to take charge of your own investments.
Rogue TraderRogue Trader by Nick Leeson
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Worth it to read the line where Leeson states another trader is "out of control".
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the MarketsFooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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This guy is frankly stunned by how intelligent he is - like all those other idiots who ruined the banking system.