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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Insightful visit to the world of the global macro investor. This fascinating book will take you into the world of current global macro investing. Steven Drobny interviews 13 successful traders, analysts and fund managers who participate in global macro investing in many different ways. Although some of the discussions are technical (but never mathematical), they are readable and easy to understand. Drobny also provides some information on the origins and early years of global macroeconomic investing, from John Keynes to George Soros. He talks to his interviewees... more info
better than market wizards, great read In the interest of full disclosure, I know the author and he is a great guy. I think this is a excellent book, it is the first time someone has really brought together the different strands of macro trading and approached it from the perspective of different market participants. The interviews are all useful and do provide some real gems of knowledge. The Q&A approach is somewhat similar to the market wizards books but the questions are much better put, in my view, and the interviewees go into more... more info
Worth a Read, but Not in the Same League as 'Market Wizards' I looked forward to reading this book, having recently reread both Market Wizard books. The first interview with Jim Leitner was of the same calibre of anything that was in Market Wizards. Leitner is a big player, and he gave a surprising amount of detail of his investment approach. There is undoubtedly much more to glean from the interview if one was to re-read it. The rest of the interviews were average. The fundamental problem is that Drobny did not get interviews with with either the key guys... more info
Rare insight on traders' thinking I find Steve's book very insightful; it offers a perspective into this often misunderstood industry by producing a series of interviews with hedge fund managers. This is a must-read for all the big ego wannabe's and "me-too" traders and investors in this ultra competitive market. Annually there must be 100s of hedge funds looking for money to start new funds: few survive just, like in any other business. As an investor, this book will give you some ammunition in finding those who will. As a trader or... more info
