Customer Reviews
Ferrari in Bermuda? - By: Mr. A. J. Lea, 10 Jun 2008 
This 'true' story fell down immediately for me when he describes the hedge fund trader based in Bermuda who has a ferrari.
Bermuda, an Island with a speed limit of 25mph, & restrictions on engine size as well as overalll car size resulting in the fact there are no Ferraris in Bermuda.
Why make this up?
If you liked the real-life Rogue Trader story, this'll interest you - By: Born Again Bookworm, 28 May 2008 
Some have likened this book to Mezrich's two books about gambling in Vegas & you can see why, although stocks & shares traders are rarely brought to life in the same way as American card sharks.
If you were captivated by the story of Nick Leeson which gets a sideways mention alongside everything else that's happening in this tale of 1990s Japanese stock trading, then buy it - but be warned it's as fast a read as the Vegas tales by the same author.
A good read based on a real life derivatives gambler - By: Mark T, 03 Jan 2008 Based in a world where people make vast fortunes from trading derivatives.
Generallly a good read with a reasonable pace, it does however jump around a little which can be confusing.
A good holiday book.
Good Book, same story - By: Pito Perez, 31 May 2006 Having read "Bringing Down the House" I was quite excited to read "Ugly Americans" & I was a bit disappointed mainly because it is pretty much the same format. Ok, it's a different topic, but deep inside it has the same story. And I have to say it is not as fast paced as I thought. However, it gave me a good insight into the financial business, its life style & Japanese culture. The thing I like from Mezrich's books is that you end up thinking that the stories reallly happened (which although the author says it's a true story I certainly doubt that it happened). All in alll & ok book, that will entertain you & won't take you too long to finish it.
Great read!!! - By: D. Doyle, 05 May 2006 I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the Stock Market boom of the 80's. Fans of Oliver Stones Walllstreet will love this book. Ben has a great style of writing in which he can make the most difficult subjects such as Arbitration & Futures contracts seem accesible to everyone even those with no prior knowledge or business backgound. Although this is a great book I personallly perfer his earlier book Bring down the house.
