"The higher you climb, the harder you fall."
When the price of a speculative commodity rises to a certain height, the market will become hotter and hotter, but traders are likely to face dismal results - a sudden drop. From the tulip bubble in the 17th century to the soaring Bitcoin today, this book tells the story of a series of thrilling events in the history of human commodity trading.
The silver empire of the Hunter brothers, the legend of speculator Brian, the copper mine trade in the Congo, the legend of blood diamonds, the oil crisis, the mysterious appearance of various cryptocurrencies, the financial war caused by climate change, and the new speculative activities arising from the development of electrification and digitalization trends... The decision-making ideas and mental processes of these traders when speculating are a history of capital games and a guide for people to understand the inside story of commodity trading.
Reader comments
Knowing the trade-offs is also a kind of progress.
For my current level of reading, this book is a bit unclear. Although it tells a lot of events, because my personal level is limited, I feel that the writing is not in-depth enough!
Read another book
This book is very interesting! It tells the history of commodity speculation from tulips to Bitcoin, and it feels like watching a thrilling drama. The author's writing style is good and the story is vivid, allowing me to understand the decision-making ideas and mental processes of those speculators. It turns out that the inside story of commodity trading is so complicated! This book is really a history of the game of capital and is worth reading.
Knowing the trade-offs is also a kind of progress. For my current level of reading, this book is a bit unclear. Although it tells a lot of events, because my personal level is limited, I feel that the writing is not in-depth enough! Read another book
This book is very interesting! It tells the history of commodity speculation from tulips to Bitcoin, and it feels like watching a thrilling drama. The author's writing style is good and the story is vivid, allowing me to understand the decision-making ideas and mental processes of those speculators. It turns out that the inside story of commodity trading is so complicated! This book is really a history of the game of capital and is worth reading.
Many event records
Old iron invincible six
OK, OK
The content is rich and vivid!
I like finance
Finished spreading flowers!