Charlie D.

William D. Falloon

ISBN 10: 0471156728 / ISBN 13: 9780471156727

Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc, US, 1997

About this Item

Charles DiFrancesca war ein legendärer Börsenhändler für festverzinsliche Wertpapiere am CBOT. Als vielleicht bester Wertpapierhändler seiner Zeit machten seine Handelskampagne und sein Erfolg den Handel mit festverzinslichen Papieren zu dem, was er heute ist - eine weltberühmtes Geschäft. Sein tägliches Handelsvolumen war oft umfangreicher als das der internationalen Banken und multinationalen Unternehmen, die gegen ihn arbeiteten. Charlie, nach der Basketball-Legende mit dem Spitznamen "Sultan of Scalp" belegt, stand an der Spitze des Wertpapiergeschäfts, bis er viel zu früh an Krebs verstarb. Er hätte für "Market Wizards" und "New Market Wizards" interviewt werden sollen (er hätte dem allerdings nicht zugestimmt). Seine Bedeutung läßt sich mit der von George Soros (Staatspapiere) und Warren Buffett (Aktiengeschäft) vergleichen.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Charlie D.
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc, US
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471156728
• ISBN 13: 9780471156727
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 438 grams

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Synopsis

In praise of Charlie D. "Falloon's eloquent explication of the life of the legendary Charlie D delivers a good read while exposing that most under-publicized commodity of them all-a mega-trader with a low public profile whose superhuman trading abilities were exceeded by only one thing-the extended reach of his heart and soul." -Patrick H. Arbor Chairman, Chicago Board of Trade "Charlie D. is a tribute to the entrepreneurial spirit of Charlie D, whose legend still lives today on our trading floors. It also captures the essence of the men and women of Chicago who, working in a unique environment, through their trading provide economic benefits around the world." -Thomas R. Donovan President and Chief Executive Officer Chicago Board of Trade "Charlie D was unique-a poker-faced, unemotional, swashbuckling trader every other trader seeks to emulate. At the same time, he was also a model of trading integrity and one of the most generous people I have ever known. Whether trading or gambling, vacationing with family or go lfing with superstars, he did everything with a special flair and spirit. Charlie was truly larger than life." -Thomas DeMark Author of The New Science of Technical Analysis and New Market Timing Techniques "Falloon captures the essence of the Charlie D I knew and rekindles my memories of a larger-than-life individual-how he laughed in the face of cancer, his generosity, and his sense of humor." -Mike Manning Rand Financial Services, Inc. "Charlie D was the most dynamic trader I've ever seen in my nineteen years in this business, and, beyond that, the best human being I've known." -Tom Fitzgerald TPF Trading

About the Author

WILLIAM D. FALLOON is an editor at Risk magazine, the world's leading derivatives news publication. He has covered the futures and options markets from Chicago for fourteen years, and recently completed a sesquicentennial history of the Chicago Board of Trade. "Charlie D helped me see futures markets in a different light," he says. "Traders are often portrayed as greedy, unethical, or worse, but Charlie D is the George Bailey and Brian Piccolo of the futures markets all wrapped into one."