| Stepping onto one of the busiest trading floors in the world,the Chicago Mercantile Exchange,can be a terrifying experience for a woman;it is a minefield of flying fists,four-letter-words,rampant sexism,and fortunes made and lost in the blink of an eye.The viciousness of the traders clamouring for deals in the pits-a common saying is that if you have a heart attack in the pit,the others will step on you-was,for Cari Lynn,a world away from her quiet life as a freelance journalist.But upon setting foot on the trading floor,Lynn was swept up in the adrenaline-fuelled mayhem and was riveted by the amount of money that could be made -with seemingly little effort.Leg the Spread is a sassy,enlightening account of Lynn's years as an Exchange clerk,where she witnessed firsthand the testosterone-saturatedworld where men are often monsters and there's no room for boys,let alone women.She shares stories of the handful of women who have made it into the trading pits,and details their fight,not only for respect,but for survival.She affectionately portrays the colourful,larger-than-life women in this extreme environment:from skimpily-clad Natalie who will throw a punch to get what she wants,yet records her trades with a pink pom-pom pen;to the indomitable Bev,whose presence is so important that major players like Goldman Sachs refuse to trade if she isn't in the pit.Leg The Spread celebrates the hard-hitting,resourceful women who are making it big in business-outwitting and out-earning their male counterparts.Carl Lynn exposes the motivation,personalities and tactics of the outstanding winners and spectacular losers in the game of trading and reveals how women learn to survive in the ultimate boys' club. |
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