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Turney Duff

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Turney Duff has worked on Wall Street since 1994, including at Morgan Stanley, the Galleon Group, Argus Partners, and J.L. Berkowitz. A graduate of Ohio University E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, he has written and executive-produced two short movies and under his rap name "Cleveland D," was partly responsible for the infamous Galleon song, "On the Good Ship Galleon." He currently lives in Long Island City. ...more

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	The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader's Tale of Spectacular Excess 3.97 avg rating — 5,720 ratings — published 2013 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Buy Side by Turney Duff (2014-02-06) 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“My mom always told me it’s okay to make mistakes, but she never worked at a hedge fund.”
― Turney Duff, The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader's Tale of Spectacular Excess

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“Who do you think is in upper management? Who's pulling all the strings? It's the 105ws. (What's the 10th letter of the alphabet? The 5th letter alphabet?)”
― Turney Duff, The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader's Tale of Spectacular Excess

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“Attach yourself to revenue, if you do that, then nobody can touch you.”
― Turney Duff, The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader's Tale of Spectacular Excess

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