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Escape to the futures

by Leo Melamed, Bob Tamarkin

Following a flight from Nazi-occupied Poland to Chicago, this memoir details the career of a leading figure in the modern futures industry. It chronicles his leadership of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and his role in the development of global financial markets.

Accession 10481 ISBN 0471112151 Publisher John Wiley & Sons
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