Disrupting the System

Tales From Wall Street: Innovation, Disruption, and Survival.

An insider's story of innovation and fast times that transformed trading systems and exchanges, global outsourcing and managed services, and the AI-enabled automation of work along with cautionary perspectives on the future.

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Inside the Executive Suite

Billions were at stake on Wall Street but not just in the markets. The real battles were in the IT, data, applications, algorithms, and services that created competitive advantages.

Digital Disruption & Innovation

Leading the Wall Street transformation to digital trading systems, high-speed datafeeds, algorithmic trading, and AI-enabled process automation.

Outsourcing & Managed Services

How skilled resources worldwide were leveraged and managed to deliver cost savings and operational improvements for clients.

Inside the Boardroom

How Andersen Consulting won the arbitration to separate from Arthur Andersen, rebranded worldwide, and executed the blockbuster Accenture IPO.

Resilience & Survival

Surviving the pressure, drugs, nightlife, and the 9/11 World Trade Center attack when hundreds of friends and colleagues didn't.

What Readers Are Saying

Industry leader feedback for Tales From Wall Street

"A fascinating look behind the curtain of Wall Street's technological revolution. Bill Cline was there for it all."
— Financial Technology Executive
"An absolute page-turner! The stories about the Andersen Consulting and Arthur Andersen battle and 9/11 are gripping."
— Industry Veteran
"Cline's memoir brought back memories of business deals and the drug-fueled nightlife of 1980s and 1990s Wall Street."
— Capital Markets Professional
"From what life was like on the trading floor to how big contracts were won, this book captures the intensity and evolution of the modern financial industry perfectly."
— Senior Trader

About the Author

Former professional musician, trader, entrepreneur, and senior executive at Andersen Consulting, Accenture, Reuters, and KPMG, Bill was a pioneer in trading technologies with a 40 year history of innovation in trading systems, real-time data, exchanges, AI, and global managed services.

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