Big Money A Global Financial Thriller

Author : Michael Ridpath
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530912926
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free to Trade written by Michael Ridpath and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a deal to die for. And somebody will. Paul Murray is an ex-Olympic runner, so his training is perfect for the rigours of multi-million dollar bond trading in the City of London. The pace is breakneck, the smell of success intoxicating. Then the body of his colleague Debbie is fished out of the Thames and Paul's world is turned upside down. He begins a dangerous, chaotic tumble into the darker side of trading. From the glass towers of London to the frenzied deals of Wall Street and the murky back rooms of Las Vegas glitz, Paul has got to find answers fast before someone else makes a killing. Free To Trade was Michael Ridpath's first financial thriller. It was translated into 33 languages and stayed at No 2 in the British bestseller lists for three months. Ridpath was prescient: the novel features "Uncle Sam's Money Machine," an early version of a CDO, or Collateralised Debt Obligation, the financial instrument that was later to blow up the international banking system. PRAISE FOR MICHAEL RIDPATH'S FINANCIAL THRILLERS: "Ridpath has that read-on factor that sets bestsellers apart." - The Guardian "It is the author's insight into the complexities of the business that gives his novel so much life. And he can write... Yes, he has a winner here." - The New York Times "It'll send a shiver down bankers' spines." - Mirror "The author makes you feel the intensity of the trading floor, the combination of number-crunching and gut instinct that leads people to take big risks, the thrill of playing a hunch and getting it right." - Los Angeles times Book Review "For sheer entertainment, there's nothing in the mystery genre to beat a well-constructed thriller... ...the new book of Michael Ridpath provides a master-class in how it's done. I read it in one gulp." - The Observer "As slick and compulsive a piece of storytelling as can be found in the best of blockbuster fiction." - Sunday Express. PAGE ONE: I had lost half a million dollars in slightly less than half an hour and the coffee machine didn't work. This was turning into a bad day. Half a million dollars is a lot of money. And I needed a cup of coffee badly.

Author : Jacob Ganani
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conspiracy written by Jacob Ganani and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when a small-time criminal uncovers a shadowy international financial conspiracy?When Elijah Levi, an Israeli bank clerk, can no longer afford his wife's medical care, he resolves to embezzle money from the bank to keep afloat. Yet, while committing this embezzlement, he accidentally discovers a secret file of numbered accounts alluding to an international financial crime of legendary proportions; a crime that could topple the entire Israeli banking system. Now he must decide how to handle this ticking time bomb - or bear the consequences.This gripping financial thriller provides a unique behind-the-scenes glimpse into the American, Swiss and Israeli global banking systems. It exposes the substantial crimes committed by the financial elites that often remain undetected and unpunished, while the small fry are implicated and imprisoned for merely being caught in no-win situations. Jacob Ganani is an Israeli mystery and thriller author, a business analyst and a financial consultant. Conspiracy is his fourth novel.

Author : Mel Mattison
Publisher : Post Hill Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quoz: A Financial Thriller written by Mel Mattison and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “As governments around the world seek to exert tyrannical control over currency, Quoz serves as a cautionary tale for what lies ahead. You’ve been warned.” —Trey Radel, Former Member of United States Congress It’s 2027. The AI revolution has merged with quantum computing to take control of global financial markets. Operated by the mysterious Bank for International Settlements based in Basel, Switzerland, the quantum supercomputer known as ICARUS has promised the world a more stable economy, devoid of bank failures and volatile share prices. And it has delivered…until now. Rory O’Connor is the financial genius who helped create ICARUS, but after the tragic death of his best friend, he’s checked out of high finance and into a luxury Caribbean condo, trading cryptocurrencies on the shores of San Juan. When the stock market starts manifesting erratic behavior, what begins as a favor drags Rory into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and international intrigue. Leaders at some of the world’s most powerful central banks are planning to take down the US dollar as global reserve currency, replacing it with a gold- and silver-backed digital currency of their own. Now, Rory must travel to Switzerland, overcome his demons, and save the world from financial chaos. Everything is on the line. If he fails, humanity descends into an economic Armageddon controlled by madmen and psychopathic bankers. “Thriller readers with any interest in finance need to read Quoz!…Perfect for fans of Michael Lewis and Jack Carr. Mattison…brings fiction and finance together in a way few writers can. You won’t be able to put Quoz down!” —Massimo Paone, Former Chief Investment Officer, Populist Capital

Author : L Todd Wood
Publisher : Liberty Island
ISBN 13 : 9781947942134
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Currency written by L Todd Wood and published by Liberty Island. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currency offers an incredible story of power, romance, revenge and international finance spanning three centuries - its issues could not be more timely… or terrifying! Currency is a debut novel that captures the reader with page-turning adventure while it addresses head-on today’s most pressing and intense global economic, military and political issues. Author L Todd Wood's real world experience on both Wall Street and at the center of the US Military Special Operations world combine with a love of history and command of current global issues to create an intense, gripping, timely story. Currency weaves the historical adventures of our US Founding Fathers who built the country's early economic structure, with current day hero Connor Murray. Connor unexpectedly finds himself thrust into a world shaped as much by greed, betrayal and violence as it by heroism, loyalty, love and the quest for personal peace. Fate forces Murray to navigate events that play out on the world stage. The United States' current economic weakness collides with its international rival's very real drive for economic, political and military power. This collision produces an intense drama and adventure that is as scary as it is possible amidst the world's current chaotic state of affairs. If you love a good adventure story then Currency is essential reading. If you're concerned about how the United States’ current economic challenges could play out for the country in a very real way then Currency will challenge and compel you. Discover Currency, the debut of a unique new author with tremendous promise.

Author : Paul E. Erdman
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486828115
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billion Dollar Sure Thing written by Paul E. Erdman and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-11-14 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A brilliant novel on international finance ... you will have serious trouble putting this book down." — Forbes "The plot is pure gold." — Business Week "Delightful glimpses into the world of supermoney." — The Wall Street Journal "A genuine thriller, an unparalleled view of the top of the money world by a man who has been there.... Do not miss this one." — Library Journal "Erdman has a remarkable talent for storytelling." — Time Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, this was the first thriller set in the world money market that was written by an actual financial expert. Paul Erdman's fast-paced, suspenseful story centers on a billion-dollar, top-secret coup intended to protect the U.S. dollar. In settings that range from Washington, D.C., to London, Paris, Moscow, and Beirut, a cast of memorable characters enact a plot that brings the world to the brink of the biggest financial explosion in history.

Author : Robert L. Owen
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foreign Exchange written by Robert L. Owen and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of the World War I conditions, the American dollar is at a serious discount in all of the neutral countries of Europe and throughout the world, notwithstanding the fact that the United States had a favorable balance of trade of over three thousand million last year, and ten thousand millions since the war began. It is important that American businessmen, American bankers, American importers, and exporters should understand this problem and the remedy for it. The problem is not really a difficult one. It is the purpose of this little book to explain the problem; to show the factors entering into it; to show the remedy and point the path and mechanism by which to maintain the American dollar at par, and make it the medium of international exchange and of international contracts. The following book was written by Robert L. Owen, an Oklahoman senator especially remembered as the Senate sponsor of the Glass-Owen Federal Reserve Act of 1913, which created the Federal Reserve System.

Author : Michael Ridpath
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781532702174
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fatal Error written by Michael Ridpath and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the dotcom boom it was easy to make millions ... and then lose them. And some people are not good losers. The year is 1999 and Internet companies are springing up everywhere. Anything seems possible for those who think big. David Lane - a quiet, cautious banker - is invited by his old friend Guy Jourdan to help start up ninetyminutes.com. He decides that for once he will do something daring, something dangerous. If only he'd realized quite how dangerous. Guy falls out with Tony Jourdan, his father and their biggest investor, bringing the company close to collapse. Then Tony is murdered - and David's roller-coaster ride in to danger and disaster begins. Michael Ridpath has written eight bestselling financial thrillers, published in over 30 countries. PRAISE FOR MICHAEL RIDPATH'S FINANCIAL THRILLERS: "Ridpath has that read-on factor that sets bestsellers apart." - The Guardian "It is the author's insight into the complexities of the business that gives his novel so much life. And he can write... Yes, he has a winner here." - The New York Times "It'll send a shiver down bankers' spines." - Mirror "The author makes you feel the intensity of the trading floor, the combination of number-crunching and gut instinct that leads people to take big risks, the thrill of playing a hunch and getting it right." - Los Angeles times Book Review "For sheer entertainment, there's nothing in the mystery genre to beat a well-constructed thriller... ...the new book of Michael Ridpath provides a master-class in how it's done. I read it in one gulp." - The Observer "As slick and compulsive a piece of storytelling as can be found in the best of blockbuster fiction." - Sunday Express.

Author : Stephen Rhodes
Publisher : Avon Books
ISBN 13 : 9780380732845
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Velocity of Money written by Stephen Rhodes and published by Avon Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Manhattan attorney Rick Hansen discovers that his predecessor at an investment firm has been murdered and learns of an international conspiracy to collapse the stock market. The clock is ticking towards economic doomsday and only Rick can stop it.

Author : Harry Markopolos
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470919000
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No One Would Listen written by Harry Markopolos and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Markopolos and his team of financial sleuths discuss first-hand how they cracked the Madoff Ponzi scheme No One Would Listen is the thrilling story of how the Harry Markopolos, a little-known number cruncher from a Boston equity derivatives firm, and his investigative team uncovered Bernie Madoff's scam years before it made headlines, and how they desperately tried to warn the government, the industry, and the financial press. Page by page, Markopolos details his pursuit of the greatest financial criminal in history, and reveals the massive fraud, governmental incompetence, and criminal collusion that has changed thousands of lives forever-as well as the world's financial system. The only book to tell the story of Madoff's scam and the SEC's failings by those who saw both first hand Describes how Madoff was enabled by investors and fiduciaries alike Discusses how the SEC missed the red flags raised by Markopolos Despite repeated written and verbal warnings to the SEC by Harry Markopolos, Bernie Madoff was allowed to continue his operations. No One Would Listen paints a vivid portrait of Markopolos and his determined team of financial sleuths, and what impact Madoff's scam will have on financial markets and regulation for decades to come.

Author : Simon A. Lack
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118164318
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hedge Fund Mirage written by Simon A. Lack and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dismal truth about hedge funds and how investors can get a greater share of the profits Shocking but true: if all the money that's ever been invested in hedge funds had been in treasury bills, the results would have been twice as good. Although hedge fund managers have earned some great fortunes, investors as a group have done quite poorly, particularly in recent years. Plagued by high fees, complex legal structures, poor disclosure, and return chasing, investors confront surprisingly meager results. Drawing on an insider's view of industry growth during the 1990s, a time when hedge fund investors did well in part because there were relatively few of them, The Hedge Fund Mirage chronicles the early days of hedge fund investing before institutions got into the game and goes on to describe the seeding business, a specialized area in which investors provide venture capital-type funding to promising but undiscovered hedge funds. Today's investors need to do better, and this book highlights the many subtle and not-so-subtle ways that the returns and risks are biased in favor of the hedge fund manager, and how investors and allocators can redress the imbalance. The surprising frequency of fraud, highlighted with several examples that the author was able to avoid through solid due diligence, industry contacts, and some luck Why new and emerging hedge fund managers are where generally better returns are to be found, because most capital invested is steered towards apparently safer but less profitable large, established funds rather than smaller managers that evoke the more profitable 1990s Hedge fund investors have had it hard in recent years, but The Hedge Fund Mirage is here to change that, by turning the tables on conventional wisdom and putting the hedge fund investor back on top.