Life in the Pits
My Time as a Trader on the Rough-and-Tumble Exchange Floors
$27.99
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2024
Summary
A former commodities trader gives an intimate glimpse into what it was like to work on the raucous exchange floors in the trading pits of Chicago and New York.
In 1989, Brad Schaeffer was working as an artist when his trader brother invited him to visit the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Schaeffer promptly quit his job and became a clerk in that most iconic arena of raw capitalism. During the next six years, Schaeffer rose from clerk to trader, making markets on Eurodollar …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798888454107 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Brad Schaeffer |
| Publisher: | Post Hill Press |
| Imprint: | Post Hill Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 197g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Brad Schaeffer
Brad Schaeffer was a commodities options trader on the floors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and New York Mercantile Exchange as well as an equities trader on the American Stock Exchange. He now manages his own money trading over-the-counter. He is also a prolific author and columnist whose eclectic writings can be found on the pages of the Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, National Review, The Federalist, Daily Wire, and ZeroHedge. He is the author of two acclaimed novels: the World War II drama Of Another Time and Place and bestseller The Extraordinary, which tackles autism and PTSD.
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