内容简介
Intheaftermathofthefinancialcollapsein2008,regulatoryagenciesandpunditsalikewentaftershortsellerswitheverythingintheirarsenal.Butintheiroutrage,didtheymisstherealtarget-undercapitalizedfinancialinstitutionsandthepoliciesthatgovernthem?WallStreetveteranRobertSloanexplains:WhyshortsellersarekeytoliquidandfullyfunctioningmarketsWhyshortsellersareimportantformarkettransparencyWhyshortshavebeenscapegoatsformanyyearsWhyMainStreetandWallStreetareeternallyatoddsWhatliesaheadforWallStreet
作者简介
RobertSloanistheManagingPartnerofS3Partners,aglobalfinancingspecialistfirmdedicatedtohelpingitshedgefundclientsoptimizeandbestmanageprimebrokerrelationships,whichhefoundedin2003.HisbookHowHistoryisRepeatingItselfwasnominatedforSpear'sbookawardsshortlist—financialhistorybookoftheyear;BloombergandTheEconomistrecognizeditasoneofthetopbusinessbooksoftheyear.SloanhasappearedonCNBC,CNBCEuropeandC-SPAN.SloanservesasaMemberoftheBoardforMFGlobalLtd.,theworld'slargestexchangetradedderivativesbroker.PriortoS3Partners,hewasaManagingDirector,theGlobalHeadofprimebrokerage,equityfinance&deltaoneproducts,andaMemberofboththesecuritiesdivisionoperatingcommitteeandtheproductmanagerscommitteeatCreditSuisseFirstBoston.In1998,hefoundedandchairedtheDowJonesCreditSuisseIndexCo.Thiswasthefirstinvestablebenchmarkindexforalternativeinvestments.From1989to1996,SloanworkedatLehmanBrothersintheequityderivativesandcentralfundingunit.PriortohiscareeronWallStreet,hewasaspeechwriterandtranslatorfortheMinistryofInternationalTrade&Industry(MITI),Tokyo,Japan.SloanholdsaBachelorofArtsfromWashington&LeeUniversity.
