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From The Pits to The Pits [UNABRIDGED] (Paperback)

"On September 7th 1979, 1 walked onto the chaos of the trading floor in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the first time..." (more)
Key Phrases: trade checker, bond pit, rage reduction, Pink Floyd, Martial Arts, Union Plaza (more...)
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Inspiring memoir of one man's struggle with success, failure, family and addiction. Follow author from when he joins the Chicago Board of Trade as a 17 year old runner to becoming a millionaire broker - addicted to drugs and alcohol and planning his suicide. Striving for a father's approval, Jim's inspiring story shows that instead of being victims of the past, we can make peace with it and take control of our future.
Product Details
  • Paperback
  • Publisher: R. J. Communications; 1st edition (2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0971760608
  • ISBN-13: 978-0971760608
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,947,993 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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On September 7th 1979, 1 walked onto the chaos of the trading floor in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the first time. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trade checker, bond pit, rage reduction, broker assistant, corn pit, assistant floor manager, office traders, phone clerk, trading pit, grain floor, bond room, grain room, south room, independent broker
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pink Floyd, Martial Arts, Union Plaza, Las Vegas, Bob Laser, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Morgan Stanley, Rob Ahrens, San Francisco, Tom Dittmer
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