Man of the Futures
The Story of Leo Melamed and the Birth of Modern Finance
$68.12
- Hardcover
396 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2021
Summary
As the founder of financial futures and initiator of Globex, the world’s first global electronic trading system, Leo Melamed revolutionized the finance industry. Man of the Futures, his definitive memoir, recounts Melamed’s journey from Holocaust survivor and accidental runner at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), to one of the most prominent leaders in the world of finance.
At 33, Melamed gave up a promising law career to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time pit-trader at the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857197481 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857197487 |
| Author: | Leo Melamed |
| Publisher: | Harriman House Publishing |
| Imprint: | Harriman House Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 396 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2021 |
| Weight: | 797g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 165mm x 244mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Leo Melamed
Leo Melamed, a Holocaust survivor, found safety in the US during World War II. He is the founder of financial futures. In 1972, as chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group), he revolutionized markets with the creation of the International Monetary Market — the first futures exchange for financial instruments — and the launch of currency futures. Twenty years after their inception, Nobel Laureate Merton Miller named financial futures “the most significant innovation of the past two decades.” In 1987, Melamed revolutionized futures trading again with the founding of Globex®, the world’s first futures electronic-trading system.
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