Wheels of fortune : (Record no. 345671)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 02210 a2200205 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0471212229 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780471212225 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 332.6450973 |
| 090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (RLIN) | |
| -- | 3183 |
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| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Geisst, Charles R. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Wheels of fortune : |
| Remainder of title | the history of speculation from scandal to respectability / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Charles R. Geisst. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | [S.l.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Wiley, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 352 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Hardcover. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | From the very beginning, financial markets have been called everything imaginable–from gambling dens to vital centers of commerce. But the futures markets have been especially criticized for the neverending scandals and constant turmoil that have surrounded them. Wheels of Fortune is an engaging and original story that traces the rich, colorful, and often scandalous history of the U.S. futures market in its quest for respectability and profit. Set against a backdrop that begins prior to the Civil War and continues through the twentieth century, renowned business historian and bestselling author Charles Geisst takes you on an incredible journey that brings the personalities and strategies behind the futures markets and speculation in general to life. You will discover how legendary traders such as Benjamin Hutchinson cornered the wheat market in the nineteenth century and learn how other bold traders as well as lax regulations paved the way for twentieth-century debacles and events that would continue to tarnish the reputation of the CBOT, the CME, and other related institutions and markets. The history of the futures markets, derivatives, and speculation is full of misunderstandings and false assumptions. Wheels of Fortune seeks to clarify these misconceptions by chronicling the events and individuals that brought scandal and skepticism into the markets, and exploring the laws and governing bodies that were established to rein them in–but lacked the power to do |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Amazon.com |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471212229/chopaconline">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471212229/chopaconline</a> |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Amazon customer reviews |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.chopac.org/cgi-bin/tools/azrev.pl?q=0471212">http://www.chopac.org/cgi-bin/tools/azrev.pl?q=0471212</a> |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Institution code [OBSOLETE] | NBS |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Call number prefix | 332.6450973 GEI |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Central Library (CL) | Central Library (CL) | 08/28/2013 | 1 | 332.6450973 GEI | NBSD-736 | 11/22/2017 | 08/04/2017 | 08/28/2013 | Book |