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Leo Melamed de Leo Melamed

Leo Melamed

Autor Leo Melamed
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 mai 1996

Imagineați-vă un copil de nouă ani, înghesuit într-un tren care traversează imensitatea înghețată a Siberiei, fugind din calea unei armate care i-a condamnat deja poporul. Aceasta nu este doar o scenă de debut, ci rădăcina rezilienței care avea să redefinească arhitectura financiară globală. În Leo Melamed, asistăm la o metamorfoză spectaculoasă: de la refugiatul polonez care pășește în Chicago, la vizionarul care a privit haosul de pe podeaua bursei și a văzut, în locul zgomotului, o forță vitală magică. Considerăm că această autobiografie este mai mult decât o cronică a succesului; este un studiu despre cum intuiția și curajul pot transforma o întreagă industrie. Reținem momentul de cotitură aproape comic în care Leo Melamed intră în lumea finanțelor dintr-o confuzie, crezând că se angajează la o firmă de avocatură. Această „eroare” a destinului l-a plasat în mijlocul „Pălărierilor Nebuni” de la Chicago Mercantile Exchange, unde a învățat să navigheze speculațiile cu burtă de porc înainte de a introduce instrumentele financiare moderne. Cine a apreciat portretul din Man of the Futures va găsi aici aceeași profunzime biografică, aplicată însă unui context mai intim și mai ancorat în supraviețuirea istorică. Spre deosebire de lucrările tehnice precum Financial Futures and Options, care analizează mecanismele pieței, Melamed ne oferă acces la negocierile de culise cu figuri politice de rang înalt și la filosofia unui om care a „inventat” viitorul pentru a scăpa de trecut. Stilul narativ, susținut de jurnalistul Bob Tamarkin, transformă datele economice într-o aventură cinematică despre natura umană.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780471112150
ISBN-10: 0471112151
Pagini: 496
Dimensiuni: 157 x 235 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.94 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

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Recomandăm această carte oricui dorește să înțeleagă geneza piețelor financiare moderne prin prisma unei vieți extraordinare. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă rară asupra modului în care traumele istoriei pot alimenta o ambiție constructivă. Este o lectură esențială pentru cei care vor să vadă cum un singur om a putut muta centrul de greutate al finanțelor mondiale, îmbinând rigoarea legii cu instinctul de trader.

Despre autor

Leo Melamed (născut la 20 martie 1932) este un avocat american și executiv financiar, recunoscut la nivel mondial ca pionierul contractelor futures financiare. Supraviețuitor al Holocaustului, el a emigrat în SUA în copilărie, devenind ulterior președinte emerit al CME Group. Sub conducerea sa, Chicago Mercantile Exchange a revoluționat tranzacționarea globală, introducând International Monetary Market. Melamed a fost distins cu numeroase premii pentru inovație în afaceri și rămâne o figură influentă în consultanța politică și economică la nivel înalt.

Descriere scurtă

Acclaim for Leo Melamed Escape to the Futures "A well-written, fascinating memoir of a remarkable man of many parts, who arrived in the United States at age 9, fleeing the Holocaust. Almost single-handedly, he transformed a minor commodity exchange into the leading futures market in the world. His influence was and remains worldwide." --Milton Friedman Senior Research Fellow Hoover Institution, Stanford University
"There are only a few people who have revolutionized big portions of the business world. Warren Buffett did it in investing, Bill Gates in software. Leo Melamed, author of this book, is in that same league. He truly revolutionized futures trading in the United States, and in the world. This book tells how." --Ambassador Clayton Yeutter Past President of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Former U.S. Trade Representative
"A grizzled old Merc trader once assured me that nobody ever lost by being long on Leo. Why that's so, this endlessly fascinating personal history makes clear. It shows how an immigrant boy, after surviving unimaginable horrors, drew on the 'elan, combativeness, and sophisticated conviction' learned from his equally remarkable father to build the CME and to lay the foundations of the modern, Chicago-based, financial services industry." -- Merton H. Miller 1990 Nobel Laureate Emeritus Professor University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
"Leo tells it all. To say there would not have been a financial futures industry without Leo is probably only a slight exaggeration!!!" -- John Damgard President Futures Industry Association
"Escape to the Futures tells the remarkable story of a young boy's escape from the Nazis and the impact of his life on the financial markets of the world. It also serves as yet another poignant reminder of the immeasurable losses --in the arts, sciences, professions, and everyday life--humanity suffered because of the Holocaust." -- Benjamin Meed President American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
He is one of the most powerful figures in the world of finance--a visionary who pioneered the modern futures industry and launched the International Monetary Market (IMM). Yet, Leo Melamed was not born to wealth and influence. His is an extraordinary rags-to-riches tale of intelligence, drive, savvy, timing, and the overpowering force of a uniquely charismatic personality. Now the inside story of the remarkable life and career of Leo Melamed is revealed in this long-awaited autobiography.
A Holocaust survivor, Leo Melamed had barely begun the first grade in 1939 when he and his parents fled their native Poland one step ahead of the oncoming Nazi juggernaut. Crossing Siberia en route to a brief stay in Japan--just months before Pearl Harbor--the family arrived in the United States to begin life anew. They settled in Chicago, where young Leo became a product of the inner city and embraced his new country and its culture.
Seeking part-time employment while attending law school, Leo Melamed answered a classified ad that would change his life. Hired by what he presumed was a law firm named Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Bean, he found himself on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
"I was Alice stepping through the Looking Glass into a world of not just one Mad Hatter, but hundreds. The shouting among the traders, the movement of their bodies and hands, captivated me like nothing before . . . there was a life force on that floor that was magical and exciting, and though I didn't understand what was going on, I wanted to be a part of it."
Leo Melamed became much more than just a part of it. From modest beginnings as a pork belly trader, he led the Chicago Merc for the next quarter of a century, introducing finance to an industry that was the exclusive domain of agriculture. As his reputation as a financial genius grew, so did the tales of his larger-than-life personality. In Leo Melamed: Escape to the Futures, you'll meet the man behind the legend.
Written with the assistance of award-winning journalist Bob Tamarkin, this enthralling memoir deftly weaves intimate personal details with behind-the-scenes accounts of some of the most momentous financial events of our century--including Leo's role as advisor to the White House after the Hillary Rodham Clinton cattle futures trading episode. You'll read fascinating accounts of his dealings with political powerhouses like Bob Dole, Tip O'Neill, Dan Rostenkowski, and others. Offering penetrating insights into the workings of a multibillion dollar industry, this is a story that has as much to say about human nature as it does about the nature of today's markets.
Hailed as both hero and tyrant, Leo Melamed is undeniably one of the most colorful and intriguing personalities of our time. This intimate, revealing personal account is not to be missed.