The spider network : the wild story of a math genius, a gang of backstabbing bankers, and one of the greatest scams in financial history / David Enrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Enrich, David, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commercial crimes--Great Britain--Case studies.

Commercial crimes.

Banks and banking--Corrupt practices--Case studies.

Banks and banking.

Financial institutions, International--Corrupt practices--Case studies.

Financial institutions, International.

Interest rates.

LIBOR market model.

Financial institutions, International--Corrupt practices.

Banks and banking--Corrupt practices.

Great Britain.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.

Local Subjects:

Banks and banking--Corrupt practices--Case studies.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 509 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Custom House, an imprint of William Morrow, [2017]

Summary:

A "Wall Street Journal" business reporter unveils the story of how math genius Tom Hayes, his associates, and a deeply corrupt banking system ignited one of the greatest financial scandals in history.

Contents:

Part I. The scam. Watching the coronation ; The hall of mirrors ; Classy people ; Peak performance ; The lucky turnstile ; The sycophants ; Your name in print ; A yacht in Monaco

Part II. Ascending. What's a cabal? ; Entre nous ; Gods of the sea ; In the flag room ; A slap on the wrist

Part III. The second scam. He's the one ; Spiders ; A crook of the first order ; The unit cost of steak ; Charades

Part IV. Victory. Within the ark.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0062452983

9780062452986

OCLC:

952207086