The Greatest Trade Ever
The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
2010
Biography
by
Gregory Zuckerman
2010
An investigative biography of how John Paulson's hedge fund made $20 billion by shorting the U.S. housing market during the 2007-2008 financial crisis. This book reveals how Paulson and his lieutenant Paolo Pellegrini identified the housing bubble, used credit default swaps to bet against it, and pulled off one of Wall Street’s greatest trades.
Jermaine's Notes
October 2017
Great book. Goes deep into Paulson's trade and why the return was outsized. Paolo Pellegrini was the analytical genius that did a lot of the heavy lifting. Read 2010 paperback
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