Extreme Money: The Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk (Financial Times Series)

From the bestselling author of Traders, Guns and Money, Satyajit Das, this witty and accessible introduction to the world of extreme money tells the stories of the well-known - and not so well-known - financiers and traders whose market exuberance and audacious financial risk-taking have resulted in extraordinary returns for themselves and their backers.

Many commentators - and financial regulatory bodies - are beginning to question recent financial practices. This book provides an overview of the history of the culture of high risk and high greed and explains what ordinary citizens can do to reclaim control of their economic and financial destiny.