Trade Secrets Holly Rozner 9780986016301 Books
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Trade Secrets is a novel about two women whose lives intersect on the trading floor of the world's largest Exchange during the crash of1987 and subsequent FBI investigation into trading infractions at the Chicago exchanges. Against this real- life backdrop, Remy Masterman becomes a member of the Exchange to unearth details surrounding her father's car crash. Facing Zach Silverman, once her father's partner and now Chairman of the Exchange, she unravels the devious web that has allowed him to steal trades from customers. When Zach's bagman, Jason, is targeted in the Federal sting, his high-heeled wife, Sarna, catapults herself onto the trading floor to save them from bankruptcy. Without realizing how his career will collide with hers, Remy has fallen in love with Ken Baldwin, the lawyer who choreographed the inquiry, while Sarna unwittingly becomes involved with one of the government moles. Finally, Jason's clerk, Joey, who has been pummeled along with investors, joins Sarna in concocting the bold, sexy scheme to save Remy from becoming a victim and topple Zach's regime.
Trade Secrets Holly Rozner 9780986016301 Books
Was this supposed to be a romance novel? Was it an organized crime novel? Was it a mystery novel? Was it a strong woman righting wrongs novel? It's hard to tell because the author skips around through all four scenarios, exploring none very thoroughly. The inner workings of the Chicago trading scene were interesting, but felt repetitive without adding new pieces along the way. The main character sets out to find out if there was more to her Dad's death, but then seems to do NO detecting once she's "on the inside". She falls in love almost instantaneously, then later talks herself out of it. One minute she strong and assertive, the next she's whiny and a bundle of self-doubt. One chapter she's focused and moving forward, the next she's back to ruminating over the past. We're told she's smart and observant, but she never questions some behavior of those she gets close to, then she's angry when they turn out to have agendas and jobs that conflict with hers. I kept reading because certain aspects of technical info were interesting, but I wish the author had picked a path and written to it instead of trying to merge a bunch of story genre.Product details
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Trade Secrets Holly Rozner 9780986016301 Books Reviews
This book had such promise. The idea is a great one and could have been an exciting story. The writing, however, left much to be desired. No real character development made for a cast that was impossible to warm to. The story would stutter along one second, only to drive in leaps and bounds the next. There was only enough info on trading to create a murky mess of what should have been filler for the story. This was an unfortunate waste of my time.
It took me a little while to get into this book since I know nothing about the Exchange, but after reading Trade Secrets, well I still don't know anything about the Exchange, but I did feel the frenetic pace of the Exchange floor, the ins and outs of dirty trades and mostly, the characters were alive. Someone, in their review, said the ending was trite but I don't agree. It was just the ending I wanted and needed. I liked this book...even well enough to post this review! Good Read!!
An interesting story with twists and turns along the way. It had some spots in it that tended to be somewhat superficial. Yet, it was educating in terms of learning how a trader works in a stock exchange.
The author obviously knows her way through the machinations of the stock exchange, but the main character's characterisation is somewhat erratic between being assertive and clever and then a blubbering mess. She is in the stock exchange to find some facts about her father's death but never really get around to doing anything about it.
Some of the character's ruminations on their lot in life become exacerbated at times.
The details of the inner workings of the financial world may bore some readers.
The story strayed a bit too often onto the realm of `Mills and Boon' for me....
STILL - she does spin a good yarn and it's worth a read.
Trade Secrets By Holly Rozner is about that time leading up to the crash in 1987, which I participated in. Remy Masterman joins the exchange in Chicago to find out who killed her Dad in what police termed as an accident. She learns to trade and finds it a tough place to be a novice, a woman, and unconnected to the good old boy network that cheats the customer for their benefit. You get a real up close feel for the fear that the crash caused and the way it humbled or destroyed careers.
I gave the book four stars because I liked the story and the characters were more than two-dimensional. A couple of nits we were told too many times that Remy was in the Chicago pits to find out about her father's killer(s). And, this woman sure does cry a lot. Are women really that emotional? Warning there are several sexual encounters and they may be too graphic for some.
Ok, this book is all about the stock trading system in Chicago. I know little about the arena but this made a good background for the story of greed and corrupt people. Good old boys and their illegal trading stock to make money are the core of this story.
The FBI knew there was a problem with the trading pit but didn't know how deep the corruption went nor how to find that information. Meanwhile, two women get caught up in the mess and find they are more resilient than they ever imagined. When they go on the offensive, they change the world around them. They step up to the plate and learn to take care of themselves and even become their own champions.
Remy is a little too needy when it comes to her love life, but I guess some people are determined to see women as needing a man...crying over a man...etc. It's a little annoying but that's me...Sarna is portrayed as a money grubber. She wants what she wants and money is high on the list of must haves.
When the Feds swoop down on the trading scam the good old boys are on the offensive and everyone is left shuffling but Remy and Sarna are the ones to act. One to investigate a family death and the other to avenge financial ruin. Remy shares what she knows with her FBI boyfriend but when they fight, she faces the bad guys nose to nose and demands fair trades and treatment on the trading floor. Sarna uses her body to question one of the men and gets him to admit to killing a trader that didn't want to go along with the corruption and cheating of traders.
I liked the Sarna character more than Remy. Sarna was a strong woman while Remy was a bit of a whiner. The men, the two women fell in love with were isolated and didn't share much even to make an effort to protect them. Ken, Remy's boyfriend is pretty stilted. He is secretive...not very caring and understanding. Sid, Sarna's true love is a shallow tool.
The love scenes were a little grab-it-and-growl...pushing her head down....need I say more??
This is a well written book. I was a little tentative about it when I started reading about stock trading but as I got into the book I enjoyed it.
Was this supposed to be a romance novel? Was it an organized crime novel? Was it a mystery novel? Was it a strong woman righting wrongs novel? It's hard to tell because the author skips around through all four scenarios, exploring none very thoroughly. The inner workings of the Chicago trading scene were interesting, but felt repetitive without adding new pieces along the way. The main character sets out to find out if there was more to her Dad's death, but then seems to do NO detecting once she's "on the inside". She falls in love almost instantaneously, then later talks herself out of it. One minute she strong and assertive, the next she's whiny and a bundle of self-doubt. One chapter she's focused and moving forward, the next she's back to ruminating over the past. We're told she's smart and observant, but she never questions some behavior of those she gets close to, then she's angry when they turn out to have agendas and jobs that conflict with hers. I kept reading because certain aspects of technical info were interesting, but I wish the author had picked a path and written to it instead of trying to merge a bunch of story genre.
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