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Against the Rules with Michael Lewis cover image

Other People’s Money: Jacob Goldstein and the Bonds of Wall Street

Against the Rules with Michael Lewis

CHAPTER

John Merriweather, the King of Wall Street

John merriweather was thought by many within solomon to be the best bond trader on wall street. He had an ability, rare among people and treasured by traders, to hide his state of mind. Most traders divulge whether they are making or losing money by the way they speak or move. With merrywhether you could never ever tell, he wore the same blank, half tense expression when he won as he did when he lost. People like john merriweather believed that lyars poker had a lot in common with bond trading. A good player made a good trader, and vice versa.

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