Max Success, one of the most successful algorithmic traders on Wall Street is found dead in his office by his wife Avery. Tony Weatherman, the largest institutional investor in New York's commodity speculative space seeks the best hedge fund to invest $500 million. Gillian Bear is a freshman at NYU seeking an internship that will make her dreams come true. The three of them will soon be witness to an event, triggered by one of them, that will transform the world of Commodities Trading forever.
A series of astounding experiments carried out by the redoubtable 'Sage of Trondheim', with caustic observations from his chief rival, the 'Swedish Savant'.
The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the Grampus. Various adventures and misadventures befall Pym, including shipwreck, mutiny, and cannibalism, before he is saved by the crew of the Jane Guy. Aboard this vessel, Pym and a sailor named Dirk Peters continue their adventures further south. Docking on land, they encounter hostile black-skinned natives before escaping back to the ocean.
The coach of a local cricket team feels delighted to have at his disposal a prodigal talent. But, there are other reasons behind this strong attachment. However, in a span of a week, things turn sour