Summary of Roger Lowenstein's When Genius Failed

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The secret of Eckstein’s business was to ride your losses until they turned into gains. He would buy the futures, sell the bills, and wait for the two prices to converge. But instead of converging, the gap widened even further. #2 Meriwether’s life’s work was to understand and trade financial futures. He had grown up in a Democratic, Irish Catholic stronghold of Mayor Richard Daley in Chicago. He knew virtuall