Leg the Spread: Adventures Inside the Trillion-Dollar Boys' Club of Commodities Trading

By Cari Lynn

"A Plimptonesque revel, and one of the most entertaining business books to come around in a long while." Kirkus, Starred Review
"This is a rip-roaring view of one woman's life in the trading pits of Chicago. Cari Lynn finds a world populated by larger-than-life characters, high-stakes risk-taking, and excess in all its forms. We follow along as she evolves from an innocent, overwhelmed by the sights, sounds and smells of the male chauvinists who dominate the trading floor, to an astute observer of what goes on amid the hard-drinking, fist-pounding, foul-mouthed mob."" The Economist

Elle magazine's "Reader's Prize"

"Leg the Spread is a kind book about a cruel world. If you're a woman, Cari Lynn's salty memoir will hearten you. If you're a man, it will embarrass you. If you're greedy, it might empower you regardless of your gender because the money can be unbelievable." The Boston Globe
"Downright riveting . . .Leg the Spread is a skilled presentation of the sights, sounds, and even smells of a world that few women--or men, for that matter--ever truly understand." Publishers Weekly

The New York Post, "Required Reading"

In the Futures market, it's all about minimizing risk and maximizing your wallet. Buying something gives you one leg—selling something gives you another—and if you've got two legs to stand on, that's your spread. Anyone can make money by legging the spread, but if you're a woman, you need something else: the presence, the savvy and the stomach to run with the bulls and make your own way in this ultimate boys' club.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Cari Lynn
• Release date: Jun 11, 2014
• ISBN: 9780767908559

Cari Lynn

Cari Lynn is a journalist and the author of four books of nonfiction, including THE WHISTLEBLOWER: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors and One Woman's Fight for Justice with Kathryn Bolkovac, and LEG THE SPREAD: Adventures Inside the Trillion-Dollar Boys' Club of Commodities Trading. Her first novel, MADAM: A Novel of New Orleans debuted in 2014. Cari has written feature articles for numerous publications, including O, the Oprah Magazine, Health, the Chicago Tribune, and Deadline Hollywood. She has taught at Loyola University and received an M.A. in Writing from the Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Maryland. A longtime Chicagoan, she currently lives in Los Angeles.