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Zero-Sum Game

The Rise of the World's Largest Derivatives Exchange

By: Erika S. Olson

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Zero-Sum Game

The Rise of the World's Largest Derivatives Exchange

By: Erika S. Olson

In 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). Zero-Sum Game: The Rise of the World’s Largest Derivatives Exchange takes readers behind the scenes of this battle to tell the gripping—and often comical—story of how the historic merger between CME and CBOT almost didn’t happen. Author 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. Through the lens of the CME/CBOT deal, Zero-Sum Game: Introduces the colorful and outspoken personalities who call the shots in this close-knit and frequently misunderstood industry Details the reasons behind the recent, spectacular growth of a market that’s existed for over 160 years Explains how derivatives affect the lives of average consumers worldwide by influencing everything from interest rates on credit cards to the cost of a cheeseburger to the price of a gallon of gas Reveals the inner workings of futures exchanges, and differentiates the various types of derivatives that are routinely lumped together and vilified by the media Erika S. Olson is a former managing director of the Chicago Board of Trade and spent over ten years working in and consulting to the financial services industry. She received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470624205

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9780470624203

Damron Address Book, 1998

By: Erika O'Connor

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Damron Address Book, 1998

By: Erika O'Connor

Now in its 24th year, the Damron Address Book,features over 10,000 listings of gay-friendly,hotels, b & bs, bars, nightclubs, bookstores,cafes, restaurants, gyms, saunas and much, much,more. Covers the USA, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean,and major cities in Europe. Every single listing,verified annually.

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832

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0929435257

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9780929435251

The Myth of the Non-Russian

Iskander and Aitmatov's Magical Universe

By: Erika Haber

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The Myth of the Non-Russian

Iskander and Aitmatov's Magical Universe

By: Erika Haber

Erika Haber's analysis of the interplay between literature and culture in the Soviet Union of the 1970s and 1980s breaks new ground not only in our understanding of this relationship, but also in our appreciation of the literary genre popularized at that time by the Colombian writer Gabriel Garc a M rquez--magical realism. The Soviets perceived Garc a M rquez as a Socialist, and they sanctioned his magical realism--when other writing styles were outlawed--as a natural extension of socialist realism. Haber discusses the use of magical realism in Soviet literature, focusing especially on two non-Slavic writers: Fasil Iskander, of Abkhazia, and Chingiz Aitmatov, of Kyrgyzstan. She explores how these writers used literary tools of subversion and successfully employed magical realism in rebellion against the prescription of national conformity in art. In critical readings of Iskander and Aitmatov, Haber demonstrates how these writers juxtaposed their native myth with Soviet myth, thus undermining the primary message of socialist realism by suggesting a plurality of worlds and truths.

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Lexington Books

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0739105310

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9780739105313

Zero-Sum Game

The Rise of the World's Largest Derivatives Exchange

By: Erika S. Olson

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0470937076

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Zero-Sum Game

Zero-Sum Game

Damron Address Book, 1998

Damron Address Book, 1998

The Myth of the Non-Russian

The Myth of the Non-Russian

Zero-Sum Game

Zero-Sum Game

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