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Fiasco

by Frank Partnoy · 1997

Frank Partnoy's insider account of derivatives trading, Wall Street risk, and failures of financial incentives at a major investment bank.

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Law professor, former derivatives trader, and author of Fiasco, the Wall Street derivatives account Charlie Munger told readers to read in Poor Charlie's Almanack.

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Charlie Munger Investor, Berkshire Hathaway

Strong recommendation Poor Charlie's Almanack talk article

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Stripe Press · 2003-10-03 · accessed 2026-06-22

Stripe Press web text for Talk Nine includes Munger telling readers to read Fiasco by law professor and former derivatives trader Frank Partnoy.

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Strong recommendation · Poor Charlie's Almanack talk · article Source 2003-10-03

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