One of the colleagues forwarded the e-mail to Cohen's personal research trader, who forwarded it to Cohen — and then telephoned him.
Why was it important to you to explore the personal lives of traders?
The currency reform was aimed at stifling the markets by drastically reducing traders' personal wealth in the old currency.
She is comparing the intensely personal interaction between traders of 30-year Treasury bond futures at the Chicago Board of Trade, the world's leading futures exchange, to the thoroughly computerized tools used in a securities trading room at a private investment bank in London.
During bullish years, bonus bucks also went to buy "personal reconstruction," keeping traders, executives and their spouses looking younger.
Coates also said the finding could alter our understanding of risk - since up until now, financial and economic models have largely rested on the assumption that traders' personal risk preferences are consistent throughout the market cycle.
Another revelation from the press conference was that Jean-Pierre Mustier, head of Societe Generale's investment banking operations, did not think the trader sought personal gain from the fraud.
The app economy has turned the humble phone into a personal travel advisor, DJ, photo editor, news reader, stock trader and movie maker.
Mr. Cohen has been known to invest his personal money in his traders' new ventures, but this was not the case with either Level Global or Diamondback.
