Money Mavericks

A new edition of this revealing and incisive account of the incredible inside workings of hedge funds. Shedding light on the incredible inside workings of hedge funds, this book charts the interminable rise of Holte Capital from 2002 to 2008, explaining what it was like to run a hedge fund in a period where the industry went from relative obscurity to something everyone wanted to discuss.

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About the second edition

Introduction

Part 1            Getting ready for Holte Capital

1                    Becoming a hedgie

2                   Taking the plunge

3                    Starting a hedge fund

4                     On the road

5                     Limping to launch

Part 2              Becoming the real deal

6                     Mickey Mouse fund

7                     Breaking through

8                     Scaling up and meeting the Godfather

9                     The real deal

10                   Being corporate

11                   Activist investor

12                   A day in the life

Part 3               On the front line

13                   Getting fully examined

14                   Blood in the streets

15                   Edge

16                   Made it?

17                   Friends and competition

18                   Making your commissions count

19                   Are we worth it?

Part 4               The fast road down

20                   Feeling grim

21                   A bad day

22                   A bad run

23                   Going home

24                   Rethinking Holte Capital

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