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I second the Liar's Poker recommendation. Besides being insightful, there are some great anecdotes. My favorite was the one where traders would ask interviewe
by mcphilip 13y ago
I second the Liar's Poker recommendation. Besides being insightful, there are some great anecdotes. My favorite was the one where traders would ask interviewees to open a window, which had been previously nailed shut. One interviewee was so exasperated that he tossed a chair through the 43rd floor window.
- hobs 13y agoHaha, that happened to me once, just broke the frame. I imagine they have more heavy duty windows in skyscrapers though.
- gadders 13y agoI once got told of a trader at a large bank that was called "Keep the fucker". He had been late to work that morning and had parked in a board member's parking space. A security guard was sent to ask the trader to move his car. The trader was mid-deal and angrily waved the security guard away. Seeing this, the trader's colleagues asked the security guard to keep asking him in order to wind him up further. In the end the trader snapped, threw his car keys at the security guard and said "It's a 3 year old BMW, and I'm doing a billion dollar deal. Just keep the fucker."