Charles DiFrancesca was a legendary futures trader in the treasury bond pit at the CBOT. Perhaps the greatest trader of his time, his trading panache and success made the t-bond pit what it is today a world-renowned operation. His daily trading positions were often larger than those of international banks and multinational corporations which traded against him. Nicknamed the “Sultan of Scalp” after baseball legend Babe Ruth, Charlie stood on the top step of the bond pit until his untimely death by cancer. Charlie DiFrancesca was the trader who should’ve been interviewed in Market Wizards and New Market Wizards (he would not consent to interviews). Charlie DiFrancesca was to futures trading what George Soros is to hedge funds and Warren Buffett is to stock investing.
Book Details:
- Author: William D. Falloon
- ISBN: 9780470255476
- Year Published: 1997
- Pages: 240
- BISAC: BUS036000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Investments & Securities / General
About the Book and Topic:
Charles DiFrancesca was a legendary futures trader in the treasury bond pit at the CBOT. Perhaps the greatest trader of his time, his trading panache and success made the t-bond pit what it is today a world-renowned operation. His daily trading positions were often larger than those of international banks and multinational corporations which traded against him. Nicknamed the “Sultan of Scalp” after baseball legend Babe Ruth, Charlie stood on the top step of the bond pit until his untimely death by cancer. Charlie DiFrancesca was the trader who should’ve been interviewed in Market Wizards and New Market Wizards (he would not consent to interviews). Charlie DiFrancesca was to futures trading what George Soros is to hedge funds and Warren Buffett is to stock investing.
Charlie D.: The Story of the Legendary Bond Trader will be the ultimate trading story. Highly entertaining and compelling, from both a trading and personal perspective, this book will delve into what made of one of the most successful and commanding traders of our time successful even in times of adversity and tragedy. Traders from New York to Chicago to Tokyo will want to read more about the legend that was all too silent during his life.
The long-awaited biography of one of the most successful and enigmatic traders of all time. * Interweaving intimate personal detail with technical explanation, Falloon tracks Charlie D’s rise to the top of the trading game, from the beginning until his untimely death from cancer.
About the Author
WILLIAM D. FALLOON is an editor at Risk magazine, the world’s leading derivatives news publication. He has covered the futures and options markets from Chicago for fourteen years, and recently completed a sesquicentennial history of the Chicago Board of Trade. “Charlie D helped me see futures markets in a different light,” he says. “Traders are often portrayed as greedy, unethical, or worse, but Charlie D is the George Bailey and Brian Piccolo of the futures markets all wrapped into one.”