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A Brief Interaction with Agents
By Eric Chevalier – Head of Southern Europe – TDT Capital. So more than 3.5 years after the first sentence was drafted we had our final script. I had published my own book on option pricing a little while ago and Alexander had got in touch with me about the process, though obviously my book was non-fiction and distributed only in France. Alexander seemed set on the self-publishing route. Though accepting that an agent would probably considerably improve his draft, he was conc
Eric Chevalier
Nov 14 min read


Structural Edit
By Jemima Lawrence – Octangle Media Consultancy. My only complaint with Alexander’s, otherwise excellent, first draft of Dark Pools was...
Jemima Lawrence
Oct 113 min read


First Draft Feedback from the Beta Readers
By Andrea Bartorelli – Head of Asia Sales, TDT Capital. I confess I was surprised to hear from Alexander – he had interviewed me in...
Andrea Bartorelli
Sep 143 min read


Why Dark Pools – and Why a Pseudonym?
By Muttu Murali, Manager and Chef at Villa Traxler. It was the evening after our fifth anniversary celebrations and I was on my way back...
Muttu Murali
May 203 min read


Dark Pools: the Background – What Inspired the Book?
By Urs Waechli, ex-senior partner of Banque Gaumet et cie and Owner of Villa Traxler. It was at the celebrations for our...
Urs Waechli
Apr 243 min read


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