The spider network the wild story of a math genius, a gang of backstabbing bankers, and one of the greatest scams in financial history

The Wall Street Journal's award-winning business reporter unveils the bizarre and sinister story of how a math genius named Tom Hayes, a handful of outrageous confederates, and a deeply corrupt banking system ignited one of the greatest financial scandals in history. In 2006, an oddball group o...

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Main Author: Enrich, David, 1979- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Custom House, an imprint of William Morrow, [2017]
Edition: First Edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • The scam. Watching the coronation ; The hall of mirrors ; Classy people ; Peak performance ; The lucky turnstile ; The sycophants ; Your name in print ; A yacht in Monaco
  • Ascendance. What's a cabal? ; Entre nous ; Gods of the sea ; In the flag room ; A slap on the wrist
  • The second scam. He's the one ; Spiders ; A crook of the first order ; The unit cost of steak ; Charades
  • Victory. Within the ark.