TABLE OF CONTENTS
Top Trading Cities
June/July 2008
Globe Trot
From the Midwest to the Middle East: presenting our second annual ranking of the World's Best Trading Cities.
Not Your Father's Financial District
Arriving at settlement with Lower Manhattan's makeover.
The Jimmy Wales Experience
Embracing the financial-market leanings that led him to launch Wikipedia, former Chicago options trader Jimmy Wales tries to take an Internet phenomenon into the black.
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Hot News, Gossip and Industry Dish
Insider Info
By
Rich Blake
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Michael Martin
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Chris Gillick
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Pony Boys
Who Knew?
By
David Perry
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The dynamic Trading duo behind the Belmont Stakes.
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His Brother's Keeper
My Charity
By
David Perry
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Tullett Prebon's John Lugano celebrates his late sibling's life and legacy.
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Trading Jacket
Tunes
By
Chris R. Morgan
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Southern-fried rock to suit any post-close mood.
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Going Public
Doctor's Orders
By
David Perry
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The great outdoors: the cure for the common workout?
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Other People's Money
Reads
By
Michael Martin
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A field guide to the care and feeding of the fabulously wealthy.
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High/Low
Automatic Rifles
Performance
By
Rich Blake
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Chris Gillick
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With algo wizardry and relentless sales, Credit Suisse's Dan Mathisson and Manny Santayana lead trading's arms race.
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Speed Merchant
The Ask
By
Chris Gillick
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Presiding over one of the fastest platforms in the business, Lime's Mark Gorton is taking his quant edge to new limits.
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Shell Game
The Trade
By
Jonathan Hoenig
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In the burgeoning realm of SPACs, the worlds of private equity
and securities trading collide -- and major opportunities abound.
Exploring the allure of the "blank check" bet.
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The Wisdom of Steinberg
Market Makers
By
Michael Martin
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Aided by two industry legends, Jonathan Steinberg transformed an ailing publishing business into an ETF juggernaut.
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Special Situations
The Card Shark
By
Johnny Chan
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Every so often, when there's a patsy at the table or a no-brainer in the markets, a mere week's work can make your year.
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Vision Quest
The Trading Edge
By
Ari Kiev
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Resources and skill can take you far. But to reach your maximum
potential, you need a long-term strategy.
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The Cayne Mutiny
The Beat of the Street
By
Charles Gasparino
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Bear Stearns's Jimmy Cayne was a living legend. Now his firm is on the brink of permanent hibernation. Where did he go wrong?
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Directions
Globe Trot
By
Chris Gillick
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Scott Eden
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Michael Martin
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Leah McGrath Goodman
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From the Midwest to the Middle East: presenting our second annual ranking of the World's Best Trading Cities.
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Not Your Father's Financial District
By
Jeff Heilman
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The canyons of Wall Street are lined with condos. Dog walkers on strolls outnumber hung-over clerks on cigarette breaks. Gilded-Age moneymaking monoliths now house spas, sushi joints and luxury retailers. What happened? Arriving at settlement with Lower Manhattan's makeover.
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The Rising
By
Jeff Heilman
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From the ruins of that unthinkable day comes, at long last, a rebirth.
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Redistricting
By
Jeff Heilman
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The Financial District is in the midst of a wholesale transformation. We've mapped out some of the most emblematic shifts.
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The New Boys' Club
By
Judie Hurtado
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Spa-frequenting Street denizens go long beautification.
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Tops in the Bottom
By
Jeff Heilman
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A guide to some of the best Lower Manhattan has to offer.
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The Jimmy Wales Experience
Life After Trading
By
Scott Eden
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Embracing the financial-market leanings that led him to launch Wikipedia, former Chicago options trader Jimmy Wales tries to take an Internet phenomenon into the black.
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Wikipedia 2.0
By
Scott Eden
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How Jimmy Wales plans to extract profits from his information supercommune.
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Rooms With a View
By
Teri Buhl
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Eric Capper
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Hilary Lewis
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Chris R. Morgan
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Cristina Velocci
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Private spas? Personal cinemas? Opulent safaris? A basketball court...in your room? Yes, when the trading man travels, he does so in style -- and with a degree of indulgence that others might find, well, indulgent. Still, check into these international luxury digs, and you'll know you've truly arrived.
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Exile on Wall Street
By
Nick Kolakowski
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When the market is hitting bottom (and beginning to dig), it takes some skill to walk away from the fray looking not only unbeaten and unbowed, but downright, positively stylish.
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Close
Borough Haul
Home Equity
By
Cristina Velocci
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Sure, Lower Manhattan is finally gaining traction as a big mover in the residential real-estate market, but across the river, more than just a tree is growing in Brooklyn.
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Two-Timers
Watch List
By
Carol Besler
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Because in these hours of great financial uncertainty, it's nice
to know what time it is somewhere else.
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Exotic Derivative
Wheels
By
Glenn Derene
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Eric Capper
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When is a $47,000 Corvette not a Corvette? When it's a souped-up, 600-horsepower, 200-mph Callaway 'Vette. Let the senselessly risky
road show begin!
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Stable Platform
Gadgets
By
Jonathan Lesser
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The golf shoe already good enough for the most exacting man in the game has just gotten better.
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Big Props
High Flyer
By
Robert Goyer
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Behold the magical, multitasking, new and improved Next Generation Pilatus PC-12 turboprop.
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Crush Spread
Liquidity
By
Anthony Giglio
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Chris R. Morgan
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Brunello di Montalcino is the highest-priced, most famous vino rosso in Tuscany -- and these are the finest of its highly liquid 2003 vintage.
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Fool's Gold!
Back Issue
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128
We scoured the Trader Monthly "archives" to unearth this 1849 issue -- and excerpted just a few of its many timeless insights.
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