索羅斯等四位商界大亨的第一份工作

????卡爾?伊坎

????卡爾?伊坎的母親希望將他培養成一名醫生，但經過一番嘗試，他發現自己無法實現母親的夢想，于是就選擇從醫學院退學，并在1961年成為德雷福斯公司一名初級股票經紀人。他工作努力，并利用自己對金融交易的洞察力，擴展了可轉換套利的概念，據此為自己后來的金融帝國打下了堅實的根基。1968年，伊坎在紐約證券交易所獲得了一個席位，并創辦了自己的經紀公司Icahn & Co., Inc。

????伊坎曾在雷諾、納貝斯克和德士古等公司擔任各種高層職位，在金融界與商界獲得了足夠的地位與尊敬。目前，他在伊坎企業公司擔任總裁，該公司是一家多樣化經營的上市公司。伊坎在金融行業的影響力如此之大，以至于他的交易活動甚至獲得了一個獨特的綽號——“伊坎上漲”，即當他開始買進某家公司的股票時，該公司股票價格就會上漲。如今，伊坎不僅通過自己的交易行為，還通過鼓勵更多的股東行動起來，對金融行業施加影響。

????Carl Icahn

????After a failed attempt at fulfilling his mother’s dream of raising a doctor, Carl Icahn dropped out of medical school and in 1961 began working as an entry-levelstockbroker for Dreyfus & Company. He was diligent at his work and used his insight into financial transactions to expand the concept of convertible arbitrage, which he then used to build the foundation of his considerable financial empire. By 1968, Icahn had secured a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and launched his brokerage firm, Icahn & Co., Inc.

????Icahn gained stature and respect in the finance and business industries after venturing into a variety of senior level positions at companies like RJR, Nabisco and Texaco. Today he is the president of Icahn Enterprises, LP, a versatile and publicly traded company. Icahn carries such weight in the finance industry that his trading activity has garnered its own moniker – the Icahn Lift, which refers to the escalation in the stock price that occurs when he starts buying shares in a company. Icahn exerts influence on the finance industrytoday not just with his buying behavior but by encouraging increased shareholder activism.