In 1998, at age twenty two, Daniel Gordon became the head of Merrill Lynch's Global Energy Markets business. In was an unintended career path for Gordon to follow. Yet, under Gordon's leadership, Merrill Lynch became a leading global player in the energy commodity trading business generating billions of dollars in profits. However, during his tenure at Merrill Lynch, Gordon made a fateful choice that would forever change his life. This book examines Gordon's experiences as a young man at the helm of one of Merrill Lynch's largest, most powerful and most profitable trading businesses. It traces his subsequent downfall and his emergence from prison as a man shaped by success, scandal and personal tragedy. Refusing to be defined by his past misdeeds, Gordon continues to live his life according to his own set of disciplined values and beliefs - all shaped and influenced by his life experiences. However, the question still remains: "has this "whiz kid" been redeemed?"