Cityboy; the book

I have just finished reading the book Cityboy. It is the fictionalised life of an Analyst working in the city of London finance district during the 1990s and up to the present day.(Actually to around 2004)

It is a great read but also very sobering. It exposes how the naked greed and aggression of traders can both manipulate the market and be manipulated by the potential for bonus payments that could many times annual salary.

If you want a clearer understanding of how human emotions and insecurity can drive a kind of collective madness I doubt you'll find a better book than this one.