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1 online resource (xii, 324 pages) : illustrations |
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Selling America Short: The SEC and Market Contrarians in the Age of Absurdity; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1: Rude Awakenings; Chapter 2: The SEC Steps Out; Chapter 3: Short People; Chapter 4: Belgian Waffles; Chapter 5: AremisSoft and the Deemster from Hell; Chapter 6: Taking Out the Eurotrash; Chapter 7: In the Shadow of Enron; Chapter 8: The Easter Bunny Cometh; Chapter 9: Mired in Muck; Chapter 10: Our Tax Dollars at Work; Chapter 11: Warming the Bench; Chapter 12: The Overstock Flame Wars; Chapter 13: The Bird in the Bush |
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Chapter 14: The Collapse of the American Financial Sector in One Easy LessonChapter 15: Ashes, Ashes, All Fall Down; Epiloque: Picking up the Pieces; About the Author; Index |
| Summary |
An industry insider reveals the inner workings of our financial system and the agencies who attempt to control it. During his dozen years as an SEC attorney, author Richard Sauer opened and supervised some of its most notable financial cases-investigations that took him to a dozen countries and returned hundreds of millions of dollars to American investors. While a partner at a major law firm and, later, a hedge fund manager, he saw firsthand the follies and failures of our system. Now, in Selling America Short, he shares his extraordinary experiences with you. Selling America Short is a gripp |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Sauer, Richard.
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Sauer, Richard fast |
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United States. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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United States. Securities and Exchange Commission fast |
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Stock exchanges -- United States.
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Finance -- Corrupt practices -- United States
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Fraud investigation -- United States.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Investments & Securities -- General.
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Finance -- Corrupt practices
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Fraud investigation
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Stock exchanges
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United States
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780470627495 |
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0470627492 |
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9780470627501 |
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0470627506 |
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1282551027 |
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9781282551022 |
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