"Thanks to this gripping new book ... we know more about how they do
it. And it's even more shocking than you think." --The Independent
When most people think of the drama of global finance, they think of
stocks and bonds, venture capital, high-tech IPOs, and complex
mortgage-backed securities. But commodities? Crude oil and soybeans?
Copper and wheat? What could be more boring?
That's exactly what the elite commodity traders want you to think. They
don't seek the media spotlight. They don't want to be as famous as
Warren Buffett or Bill Gross. Their astonishing wealth was created in
near-total obscurity, either in closely held private companies or deep
within large banks and corporations, where commodity profits and losses
weren't broken out.
Now Kate Kelly, the bestselling author of Street Fighters, takes us
inside this secretive inner circle that controls so many things we all
depend on. She gets closer than any previous reporter to understanding
these whip-smart, aggressive, and often egomaniacal men who bet millions
every day on a blend of facts, analysis, and pure gut instinct.