The truth is that banks are the last feudal kingdoms, their rulers omnipotent, divine warlords. Their key lieutenants are 'ronin' (wandering mercenary samurai) who roam financial markets ready to ally themselves to any warlord for a share of plunder. This is not the place to apply the latest management theory.
Satyajit Das, Traders, Guns & Money: Knowns and Unknowns in the Dazzling World of Derivatives
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