华尔街2011年沉浮录

    1978年曾有一部经典影片《火爆浪子》（Greece，也译作《油脂》），而今年的年度关键词也非“希腊”（Greece）莫属。回首2011年，对金融市场影响最大的因素应该是欧洲债务危机。特别是，对于要不要出手援助希腊等共同货币合作伙伴，欧洲各国已经进行了旷日持久的争论。倘若这还不够，那就再看看史上最大的内幕交易犯罪（拉吉，我们说的就是你！）（拉吉•拉贾拉特南，盖伦集团创始人，是美国十年来最高级别内幕交易案的核心人物——译注）；以及占领华尔街运动中振臂怒吼的人群和恶臭扑鼻的帐篷；另外，还有令本•伯南克也直冒冷汗的经济不确定性。但即便面临各种混乱（chaos，讽刺的是这个词正是源于希腊语）依然存在机遇，华尔街中有人便在动荡中找到了增长的机会。本文将回顾过去一年中金融市场的跌宕起伏。我们可以称之为华尔街胜利的喜悦和失败的痛楚。

    To borrow from the 1978 camp classic, "Greece" is the word. Looking back at 2011, the European debt crisis -- particularly Europe's protracted will-they-or-won't-they debate over coming to the aid of their Greco-roamin' common currency partners -- was probably the single biggest factor to impact the financial markets. As if that weren't enough, we also had the mother of all insider-trading convictions (looking at you, Raj), plus the raised fists and earthy-smelling tents of the Occupy movement, plus enough economic uncertainty to give Ben Bernanke cold sweats. Still, out of chaos -- ironic how that word comes from the Greek -- comes opportunity, and some people on Wall Street managed to find an upside in all the turmoil. Over the following pages, we look back at the highs and lows of the past year in the financial markets. Call it the thrill of victory and the agony of the Street.