The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader's Tale Of Spectacular Excess (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
You get two books in one in this inside Wall Street memoir: a tale of what it was like to be a big time trader at a huge hedge fund, and a tale of addiction with all the relapses and lost money, family and self worth that goes along with it. Turney says he always wanted to be a writer, even when he found himself raking in millions. So, here, he finally indulges his true passion. It's very well written. Turney is a man with a lot of talents, obviously.You'll enjoy the addiction story as much as the vicarious thrills of seeing what it was like to make trades that earned millions in a single day. I had to go back and look up the Galleon group hedge fund, whose founder was later convicted of insider trading. Turney flew very close to the sun, but he lived to tell his story. It's a great read. Read this book to get to know a trader on Wall Street, not to get to know trading on wall street. Turney describes his ascend to Wall Street greatness in the first (enjoyable) chapter but then goes on a coke and alcohol crazed trip which takes two thirds of the rest of the book. Not my preferred read.It seams Mr Duff has his own demons to expel, returning back to bad decisions over and over. The end of this book looks like the starting point of the rest of his life, I wish him luck.
What do You think about The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader's Tale Of Spectacular Excess (2013)?
Engaging but pretty much the same story as the wolf of wall street so not much surprise.
—annamarie311
A real look behind the world of Wall Street. Great read. Finished it in two days.
—akumetsu27
Really enjoyed this book... he writes really well, and it kept me interested.
—nina
