{"product_id":"leo-melamed-9780471112150","title":"Leo Melamed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcclaim for Leo Melamed Escape to the Futures  \u003cp\u003eA 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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere 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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA 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 make\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePartial table of contents:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE SIBERIAN EXPRESS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Peace and War.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Mission.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sugihara's Stand.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Chicago Connection.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Law and Chaos.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE BEAUTY OF MARKETS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Into the Pits.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By the Book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Maverick Idea.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Feds Are Coming.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE FUTURE'S NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acid Test.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Grand Design.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trading on the Run.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Coming of Age.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Back Across the Pacific.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e MACHINES, MARKETS, AND MINDS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e GLOBEX.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Black Monday.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Call from the White House.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Wake Up Call.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402489438551,"sku":"9780471112150","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471112150.jpg?v=1730480561","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/leo-melamed-9780471112150","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}