The Greatest Trade Ever

The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History

Hardcover edition
Author Gregory Zuckerman
Country United States
Language English
Subject Financial crisis of 2007–08, Subprime mortgage crisis
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher Crown Business
Publication date
 November 3, 2009
Media type Print, e-book
Pages 320 pages
ISBN 978-0385529945
OCLC 651902245
Followed by The Frackers (2013)

The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History is a debut non-fiction book by American journalist Gregory Zuckerman.[1][2] The book was released on November 3, 2009 by Crown Business. The book investigates the reasons and consequences of the subprime mortgage crisis and the role that hedge fund manager John Paulson played in those events.[3][4]

Overview

In 2006, John Paulson organized Paulson Credit Opportunity Fund that bet against bonds backed by subprime mortgages using credit default swaps.[5] Paulson "shot to fame and fortune" when his investment strategies paid off during the subprime housing market crash.[6] His bet against the subprime mortgage bubble has been called "the greatest trade ever" by Gregory Zuckerman.[7][8][9][10][11] Paulson's involvement in the Abacus-2007AC1 deals resulted in Goldman Sachs paying a $550 million penalty, the largest ever paid by a Wall Street firm.[12]

Recognition

The Greatest Trade Ever became a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-seller and has since been translated into nine languages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Greatest Trade Ever". Random House. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History". Goodreads. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ↑ LEONARD, DEVIN (December 5, 2009). "Economy's Loss Was One Man's Gain". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Wahl, Daniel. "Review: The Greatest Trade Ever, by Gregory Zuckerman". The Objective Standard. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Zuckerman, Gregory (2009). The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History. New York: Crown Publishing Group. pp. 123–4. ISBN 978-0-385-52994-5. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Reuters Paulson Loses More Sept Fund Now Off 47%, Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Oct 8 2011, Retrieved Feb 2016
  7. ↑ "Top 10 greatest trades of all time". International Business Times. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012. Paulson does indeed deserve the title of having made the greatest trade ever.
  8. ↑ Zuckerman, Gregory (2009). The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History. New York: Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-385-52994-5. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  9. ↑ Corbett, Jeff (Apr 28, 2010). "John Paulson: Goldman Scandal's Real Ringmaster?". real estate aol.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  10. ↑ Taibbi, Matt (April 26, 2010). "Feds vs. Goldman". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  11. ↑ Fiderer, David. "The Moral Compass Missing From The Greatest Trade Ever". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Goldman Sachs to Pay Record $550 Million to Settle SEC Charges Related to Subprime Mortgage CDO". Securities and Exchange Commission. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2015. Goldman failed to disclose to investors vital information about the CDO, known as ABACUS 2007-AC1, particularly the role that hedge fund Paulson & Co. Inc. played in the portfolio selection process and the fact that Paulson had taken a short position against the CDO.
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