Zero-sum game : the rise of the world's largest derivatives exchange
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Zero-sum game : the rise of the world's largest derivatives exchange
Erika S. Olson
John Wiley & Sons, c2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary: "In 2007, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) ended their bitter, century-long rivalry and merged to form CME Group. The combined company went on to acquire the New York Mercantile Exchange in 2008, and now dominates regulated futures trading with a 95% share of the U.S. market. The Zero-Sum Game: The Rise of the World's Largest Derivatives Exchange and its Influence on the Global Economy tells the gripping (and often comical) story of the multi-billion-dollar bidding war that erupted between financial giants as they fought for control of CBOT. Through the lens of the historic CME/CBOT deal, the book: Introduces the colorful and outspoken personalities who call the shots in this close-knit and frequently misunderstood industry. Details the reasons behind the recent, spectacular growth of a market that's existed for over 160 years. Explains how derivatives affect the lives of average consumers worldwide by influencing everything from interest rates on credit
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
In 2007, a stranger-than-fiction multibillion-dollar bidding war for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) erupted between the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Atlanta's IntercontinentalExchange (ICE). Zero-Sum Game: The Rise of the World's Largest Derivatives Exchange takes readers behind the scenes of this battle to tell the gripping-and often comical-story of how the historic merger between CME and CBOT almost didn't happen. Author Erika S. Olson, a managing director at CBOT during the bidding war, delivers a blow-by-blow account of the fight for the world's oldest futures exchange, taking you inside CBOT's landmark Chicago Loop headquarters, onto the high-octane trading floor, and into executives' offices.
Through the lens of the CME/CBOT deal, Zero-Sum Game:
Introduces the colorful and outspoken personalities who call the shots in this close-knit and frequently misunderstood industry
Details the reasons behind the recent, spectacular growth of a market that's existed for over 160 years
Explains how derivatives affect the lives of average consumers worldwide by influencing everything from interest rates on credit cards to the cost of a cheeseburger to the price of a gallon of gas
Reveals the inner workings of futures exchanges, and differentiates the various types of derivatives that are routinely lumped together and vilified by the media
Erika S. Olson is a former managing director of the Chicago Board of Trade and spent over ten years working in and consulting to the financial services industry. She received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Cast of Characters xiii
Chapter 1 Welcome to the Jungle 1
Chapter 2 Into the Groove 17
Chapter 3 This Is How We Do It 30
Chapter 4 Don't Speak 46
Chapter 5 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 58
Chapter 6 Dirty Laundry 74
Chapter 7 Under Pressure 88
Chapter 8 ICE ICE Baby 102
Chapter 9 War 117
Chapter 10 Suspicious Minds 132
Chapter 11 Land of Confusion 147
Chapter 12 Fight for Your Right 161
Chapter 13 Down Under 177
Chapter 14 Take the Money and Run 192
Epilogue 208
Notes 221
Glossary 237
References 240
Acknowledgments 241
About the Author 247
Index 249
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