F.i.a.s.c.o.: blood in the water on wall street, paperback/frank partnoy

Fiasco is the shocking story of one mans education in the jungles of Wall Street.

As a young derivatives salesman at Morgan Stanley, Frank Partnoy learned to buy and sell billions of dollars worth of securities that were so complex many traders themselves didnt understand them.

In his behind-the-scenes look at the trading floor and the offices of one of the worlds top investment firms, Partnoy recounts the macho attitudes and fiercely competitive ploys of his office mates.

And he takes us to the annual drunken skeet-shooting competition, FIASCO, where he and his colleagues sharpen the killer instincts they are encouraged to use against their competitiors, their clients, and each other.