Zgodba se dogaja v svetu newyorških visokih financ, v katerem se odvija kompleksna borba in prava drama med dvema vplivnima moškima. Na eni strani je izjemni mogotec investicijskih skladov Bobby »Axe« Axelrod, na drugi pa zelo nadarjen in drzen državni pravobranilec Chuck Rhoades. Moška igrata nevarno in vznemirljivo igro mačke z mišjo na vse ali nič z vložki, ki se štejejo v milijardah.
After being implicated in a deadly scandal, a trader at a leading London bank fights to clear his name, but instead uncovers an intercontinental conspiracy masterminded by powerful forces operating in the shadows.
Pierre, Raphael and Jules are golden boys and longtime friends. Pierre, the most flamboyant of them, is in great financial difficulty. He hid all his problems from his wife Alex. Soon Alex will, to repay the debts inherited from her husband, return to the palace Brongniart by the door, in the midst of stock market turmoil in the 90s. Flames, friendships, betrayals, insider trading, tax havens, money laundering, in a macho environment devoted to the cult of secrecy ...