Haydon achieves a reputation for exceptional service as a retail stockbroker. The combination of ambition and lack of personal acceptance leads him to an incessant conflict between his principles and greed.
About the Author
When Bill Hudley left Chicago in his mid-twenties to head eastward in pursuit of a career, he succeeded in parlaying a series of job opportunities into an exceptional reputation as a businessman. After building a company in New York and selling it years lat…
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At first glance Bill Hudley’s title cover may seem to promise yet another “How to Make a Killing on Wall Street” expose. However,the power of stock in this work of partially autobiographical fiction is definitely a two-edged sword. Hudley’s narrator takes us through the machinations of the trader, Bill Haydon, allowing us to feel his seduction of accumulating ever more wealth, yet demonstrating how this stress-filled longing leads to a degeneration in his health, relationships and, yes, even ethical service to his clients.
On the other hand, Hudley’s story should not be regarded simply as a “Wall Street” redux; Hudley’s in-depth, human description of one trader’s attempt to go it “alone on the phone” is more than a worthy cautionary tale. As I followed Bill Haydon’s ambitious quest for acceptance in the fast-paced financial markets of Manhattan, his all too human talent for compromising moral decisions caused me to ponder the conflict between principles and self-interest in my own life.
I found it to be a fast-paced, engaging read that invited me to explore Haydon’s journey in terms of redemption and atonement.