{"product_id":"book-ee46","title":"Zero-Sum Game","description":" The Zero-Sum Game: The Rise of the Worlds Largest  Derivatives Exchange and its Influence on the Global Economy  offers a behind-the-scenes look at how CME Group came seemingly out  of nowhere to give Wall Streets power players a run for  their moneyliterally. The merger between the Chicago Board  of Trade (CBOT) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) formed  CME Group in mid-2007 and permanently altered the landscape of the  financial services industry. CME Group develops and hosts trading  of futures contracts that influence everything from the interest  rate on your credit card to the cost of a cheeseburger at  McDonalds to the price you pay for gas.   $5 trillion is a lot of money. Its six times the value of  all of the U.S. dollars in circulation. Its greater than the  economies of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and  Indiacombined. Its also the value of derivatives  contracts handled by CME Group, the worlds largest  derivatives exchange, every day.  Against the backdrop of the tumultuous (and at many times,  comical) CME\/CBOT merger, The Zero-Sum Game explains just  how extensively futures trading affects the daily lives of  consumers worldwide, whether they are directly invested in the  markets or not. The book also introduces the enormous personalities  responsible for bringing the derivatives industry into the  spotlight, and will show how these same pioneers are still  struggling to transform their exchanges from good ol  boy networks to publicly-run companies. Told by Erika Olson,  an insider to the merger, The Zero-Sum Game gives you  insight into one of the newest and most politically-connected power  players in their industry, while making the inner workings of  futures exchanges accessible.  ","brand":"Ascent Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49428281786672,"sku":"BDee46","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49428281819440,"sku":"ZEee46","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49428281852208,"sku":"ZMee46","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ee46-cover.jpg?v=1762983364","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ee46","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}