High Stakes : How I Blew £14 Million

Nigel Goldman wrote the autobiographical High Stakes while in prison paying the price for two decades of risktaking on the financial markets. Through his dealings in the tempestuous silver futures market and a sideline in rare coin investments, Goldman developed a taste for the champagne lifestyle. Desperate to maintain the high life, his deals became riskier and he increasingly used other people's money to finance them. Taking advantage of trading loopholes and insider tip-offs, Goldman peaked with an account balance of £14 million, but troughed with two spells in prison. High Stakes provides a detailed insight into the little-known twilight world of insider dealing, and shows how the search for the ultimate win can lead to a life on the run.