Summary of Tom Costello's The Front Office


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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The most efficient way to make outsized returns is by luck, but credibility with institutional investors is the only thing that matters. Good luck is great, but no one is going to give you billions of dollars to manage just because you’ve gotten some. You must demonstrate a systemic causality in your trading to prove that your performance isn’t just luck. #2 There are some simple things you can do to increase your credibility in institutional finance, and some that are so difficult that only the most intelligent people can do them. #3 If you want to work for a big hedge fund, you’ll have to follow their rules. The most reputable firms are large, multi-strategy funds. They’ll have a carefully thought out filtering process designed to make sure that the most reliable and responsible people ever get anywhere near a money management decision. #4 Starting your own fund will allow you to do things the way you want to do them, and pay higher dividends when you succeed. However, this is a rather expensive route.




The Front Office


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Getting into the Hedge Fund industry is hard, being successful in the hedge fund industry is even harder. But the most successful people in the hedge fund industry all have some ideas in common that often mean the difference between success and failure. The Front Office is a guide to those ideas. It's a manual for learning how to think about markets in the way that's most likely to lead to sustained success in the way that the top Institutions, Investment Banks and Hedge Funds do. Anyone can tell you how to register a corporation or how to connect to a lawyer or broker. This isn't a book about those 'back office' issues. This is a book about the hardest part of running a hedge fund. The part that the vast majority of small hedge funds and trading system developers never learn on their own. The part that the accountants, settlement clerks, and back office staffers don't ever see. It explains why some trading systems never reach profitability, why some can't seem to stay profitable, and what to do about it if that happens to you. This isn't a get rich quick book for your average investor. There are no easy answers in it. If you need someone to explain what a stock option is or what Beta means, you should look somewhere else. But if you think you're ready to reach for the brass ring of a career in the institutional investing world, this is an excellent guide. This book explains what those people see when they look at the markets, and what nearly all of the other investors never do.







The Lancaster Bar


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Errol Flynn


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Errol Flynn set the standard for the modern action hero in films like The Adventures of Robin Hood, Dodge City, and The Sea Hawk. This biography follows Flynn from his birth in Tasmania, Australia, in 1909, to his death in Vancouver, Canada, in 1959. Included is analysis of his films, discussion of the 1943 rape trial that changed his life, a survey of the FBI's infamous surveillance, and the first detailed account of his television appearances in the 1950s. First-hand interviews with Flynn's friends and colleagues are complemented by research from FBI files, correspondence, Flynn's diary, and other sources. Illustrated with rare and previously unpublished photographs, the study also gives attention to the historical backgrounds and cultural influences that contributed to Flynn's fame; the work takes an objective and analytical look at the actor's adventurous life. The study includes two appendices: the first is a collection of quotations from various celebrities, from memories of his talent and style to anecdotes about his wild pool parties. The second appendix is a filmography including all Flynn's work for film, stage, and television, with cast and crew information.




The City Record


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