Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street

The hedge fund industry changed Wall Street. Steven A. Cohen and his fellow pioneers of the hedge fund industry made their billions through speculation, by placing bets in the market that turned out to be right more often than wrong. Cohen was revered as one of the greatest traders who ever lived. But that image was shattered when his fund, SAC Capital, became the target of a seven-year government investigation. Although Cohen himself was never charged, SAC Capital was ultimately indicted and pled guilty to charges of securities and wire fraud in connection with a vast insider trading scheme

Author: Sheelah Kolhatkar

Type: Paperback