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New York Times BestsellerThe Buy Side by former Galleon Group trader Turney Duff portrays an after-hours Wall Street culture where drugs and sex are rampant and billions in trading commissions flow to those who dangle the most enticements A remarkable writing debut filled with indelible moments The Buy Side shows as no book ever has the rewards ndash and dizzying temptations ndash of making a living on the StreetGrowing up in the rsquos Turney Duff was your average kid from Kennebunk Maine eager to expand his horizons After trying ndash and failing ndash to land a job as a journalist he secured a trainee position at Morgan Stanley and got his first feel for the pecking order that exists in the trading pits Those on the ldquobuy siderdquo the traders who make large bets on whether a stock will rise or fall are the ldquoalphasrdquo and those on the ldquosell siderdquo the brokers who handle their business are eager to pleaseHow eager to please was brought home stunningly to Turney in when he arrived at the Galleon Group a colossal hedge-fund management firm run by secretive founder Raj Rajaratnam Finally in a position to trade on his own Turney was encouraged to socialize with the sell side and siphon from his new broker friends as much information as possible Soon he was not just vacuuming up valuable tips but also being lured into a variety of hedonistic pursuits Naiumlve enough to believe he could keep up the lifestyle without paying a price he managed to keep an eye on hisbuy-and-sell charts and meanwhile pondered the strange goings on at Galleon where tens of millions were being made each week in sometimes mysterious ways At his next positions at Argus Partners and JL Berkowitz Turney climbed to even higher heights ndash and as it turned out plummeted to even lower depths ndash as by day he solidified his reputation one of the Streetrsquos most powerful healthcare traders and by night he blazed a path through the cityrsquos nightclubs showing off his social genius and voraciously inhaling any drug that would fill the void he felt insideA mesmerizingly immersive journey through Wall Streetrsquos first millennial decade and a poignant self portrait by a young man who surely would have destroyed himself were it not for his decision to walk away from a seven-figure annual income The Buy Side is one of the best coming-of-age-on-the-Street books ever written.



About the Author

Turney Duff

Turney Duff has worked on Wall Street since 1994, including at Morgan Stanley, the Galleon Group, Argus Partners, and J.L. Berkowitz. A graduate of Ohio University E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, he has written and executive-produced two short movies and under his rap name "Cleveland D," was partly responsible for the infamous Galleon song, "On the Good Ship Galleon. " He currently lives in Long Island City.



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