John Wiley & Sons Charlie D.: The Story of the Legendary Bond Trader Cover Charles DiFrancesca, or "Charlie D" as he was known throughout the financial world, was perhaps the .. Product #: 978-0-471-15672-7 Regular price: $27.94 $27.94 In Stock

Charlie D.: The Story of the Legendary Bond Trader

Falloon, William D.

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1. Edition November 1997
X, 230 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-0-471-15672-7
John Wiley & Sons

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Charles DiFrancesca, or "Charlie D" as he was known throughout the financial world, was perhaps the greatest trader of his time. What Warren Buffett is to stocks and George Soros to hedge funds, Charlie D was to treasury bonds. Now in this book eagerly awaited by investment professionals from New York to Tokyo, financial reporter William Falloon chronicles the life, achievements and strategies of this elusive figure who was as renowned for his extraordinary generosity as for his financial genius.

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In praise of Charlie D. "Falloon's eloquent explication of the life of the legendary Charlie D delivers a good read while exposing that most under-publicized commodity of them all-a mega-trader with a low public profile whose superhuman trading abilities were exceeded by only one thing-the extended reach of his heart and soul." -Patrick H. Arbon Chairman, Chicago Board of Trade "Charlie D. is a tribute to the entrepreneurial spirit of Charlie D, whose legend still lives today on our trading floors. It also captures the essence of the men and women of Chicago who, working in a unique environment, through their trading provide economic benefits around the world." -Thomas R. Donovan President and Chief Executive Officer Chicago Board of Trade "Charlie D was unique-a poker-faced, unemotional, swashbuckling trader every other trader seeks to emulate. At the same time, he was also a model of trading integrity and one of the most generous people I have ever known. Whether trading or gambling, vacationing with family or golfing with superstars, he did everything with a special flair and spirit. Charlie was truly larger than life." -Thomas DeMark Author of The New Science of Technical Analysis and New Market Timing Techniques "Falloon captures the essence of the Charlie D I knew and rekindles my memories of a larger-than-life individual-how he laughed in the face of cancer, his generosity, and his sense of humor." -Mike Manning Rand Financial Services, Inc. "Charlie D was the most dynamic trader I've ever seen in my nineteen years in this business, and, beyond that, the best human being I've known." -Tom Fitzgerald TPF Trading

Cigar Smoke.

Larger than Life.

Unstung by the Sting.

Lotto.

Caddyshack.

God Doesn't Trade Bonds.

Super Bowl MVPs.

Atlas Shrugged.

The Other Side of Vegas.

308 East Roberta.

Full Throttle.

Bozo Bonds.

Epilogue.

Acknowledgments.

Permissions Acknowledgments.
WILLIAM D. FALLOON is an editor at Risk magazine, the world's leading derivatives news publication. He has covered the futures and options markets from Chicago for fourteen years, and recently completed a sesquicentennial history of the Chicago Board of Trade. "Charlie D helped me see futures markets in a different light," he says. "Traders are often portrayed as greedy, unethical, or worse, but Charlie D is the George Bailey and Brian Piccolo of the futures markets all wrapped into one."