{"product_id":"zerosum-game-9780470624203","title":"ZeroSum Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2007, a stranger-than-fiction multibillion-dollar bidding war for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) erupted between the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Atlanta's IntercontinentalExchange (ICE). \u003ci\u003eZero-Sum Game: The Rise of the World's Largest Derivatives Exchange\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers behind the scenes of this battle to tell the grippingand often comicalstory of how the historic merger between CME and CBOT almost didn't happen.  \u003cp\u003eAuthor Erika S. Olson, a managing director at CBOT during the bidding war, delivers a blow-by-blow account of the fight for the world's oldest futures exchange, taking you inside CBOT's landmark Chicago Loop headquarters, onto the high-octane trading floor, and into executives' offices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough the lens of the CME\/CBOT deal, \u003ci\u003eZero-Sum Game\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces the colorful and outspoken personalities who call the shots in this close-knit and frequently misunderstood industry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails the reasons behind the recent, spe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCast of Characters xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Welcome to the Jungle 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Into the Groove 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 This Is How We Do It 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Don’t Speak 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Dirty Laundry 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Under Pressure 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 ICE ICE Baby 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 War 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Suspicious Minds 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Land of Confusion 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Fight for Your Right 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Down Under 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Take the Money and Run 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 249\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864634437975,"sku":"9780470624203","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470624203.jpg?v=1722272824","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/zerosum-game-9780470624203","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}