2011 Reprint of 1952 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Dies was regarded as an authority on commodity futures markets and was a strong defender of both stock and commodity exchanges. He has written this title to dispel popular misconceptions about Wall Street. In his opinion the curtain veiling our financial system is more imagined than real; he is of the conviction it has been devised by superficial economists and vote-seeking politicians. The book is divided into chapters on some Wall Street titans, specifically Daniel Drew, James Fisk, Jay Gould, Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Morgan as well as chapters on more recent topics.