How the Trading Floor Really Works

A detailed look at what really happens in the front office of an investment bank and why

Trading floors have always fascinated people, but few understand the role they play in the world of finance today, Though markets rise and fall every day, the drivers of those are rarely explored, Those who understand the dynamics of trading floors will better understand the dynamics of global financial markets, This book reveals the key players on the floor, their roles and responsibilities, how they serve their clients, and how it all impacts the markets, It also explains important terminology, explains the world of trading both cash and derivatives, and much more,

Includes a foreword by Gillian Tett, author of Fool's Gold: How Unrestrained Greed Corrupted a Dream, Shattered Global Markets and Unleashed a Catastrophe,

Terri Duhon (www,terriduhon,co) is a financial market expert who in 2004 founded B&B Structured Finance Ltd, which provides expert consulting and financial markets training , Her time on the trading floor has been documented in the book Fool's Gold as well as by PBS's Frontline,

Terri Duhon is a financial market expert with almost 18 years of experience in financial markets, She graduated from MIT in Math in 1994 and immediately joined JPMorgan as a derivatives trader on Wall Street, While at JPMorgan, she was instrumental in developing the credit derivative market globally, Her time on the trading floor has been documented in the book Fool's Gold as well as by PBS's Frontline, In 2004, after 10 years on the trading floor in New York and London, Terri founded B&B Structured Finance Ltd, which provides expert consulting and financial markets training, She has led expert witness teams for financial litigation in both NY and London, assisted asset managers in assessing financial market risks as well as given hundreds of training programs globally for thousands of participants, She is also retained by a major financial regulator as an expert consultant on financial markets, Terri gives university lectures, speaks at conferences and is often quoted in the financial press, She sits on the board of two charities and lives with her family in Oxford, England,