In his subtle yet detached method of making sense of the world, Michael Lewis has often eschewed the idea that his financially-focused books can make a positive difference in the world. Liars Poker, for instance, only seemed to serve as a recruitment piece for Wall Street. He thought his writing was too long, his topics too complex and Wall Street, “like a clever pervert, is often suspected but seldom understood and never convicted.” This are the challenges that the movie “The Big Short,” scheduled for December release, faces. In a new Vanity Fair article timed for the release, Lewis highlights…
"Big Short" Is Collection Of Oddballs, Including Its Director
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.