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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
419?
D (in the second image) documented the rise and fall of C in his book E.
After the collapse of C, X moved on to start an eponymous fund that was shut down this year. X is now planning to start another fund.
Tell me who is X; and also identify A, B, C, D and E.
Answer:
X: John Meriwether
A: Michael Lewis
B: Salomon Brothers
C: Long-Term Capital Management
D: Roger Lowenstein
E: When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
John Meriwether is now setting up a new fund. The title of this post is inspired from this.
An excellent crack by Very Vela (Aditya Somani) and Vaibhav.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
419?
D (in the second image) documented the rise and fall of C in his book E.
After the collapse of C, X moved on to start an eponymous fund that was shut down this year. X is now planning to start another fund.
Tell me who is X; and also identify A, B, C, D and E.
Answer:
X: John Meriwether
A: Michael Lewis
B: Salomon Brothers
C: Long-Term Capital Management
D: Roger Lowenstein
E: When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
John Meriwether is now setting up a new fund. The title of this post is inspired from this.
An excellent crack by Very Vela (Aditya Somani) and Vaibhav.
2 comments:
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A - Michael Lewis's semi-autobiography Lair's Poker is about B - Salomon Brothers.
X - John Meriwether left Salomon Brothers and founded C - Long Term Capital Management.
D - Roger Lowenstein documented the rise and fall of LTCM in his book E - When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management.
P.S: Fantastic Question guys. Had to take Google's help to link up some stuff. Keep it up!!...
- Very Vela(Aditya Somani) - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:46:00 PM
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A: Michael Lewis
B: Salomon Brothers
C: LTCM (Long-Term Capital Management), the hedge fund
D: Roger Lowenstein
E: When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
X: John Meriwether - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:29:00 PM
2 comments:
A - Michael Lewis's semi-autobiography Lair's Poker is about B - Salomon Brothers.
X - John Meriwether left Salomon Brothers and founded C - Long Term Capital Management.
D - Roger Lowenstein documented the rise and fall of LTCM in his book E - When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management.
P.S: Fantastic Question guys. Had to take Google's help to link up some stuff. Keep it up!!...
- Very Vela(Aditya Somani)
A: Michael Lewis
B: Salomon Brothers
C: LTCM (Long-Term Capital Management), the hedge fund
D: Roger Lowenstein
E: When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
X: John Meriwether
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