I Owe U.: How a Texas College Mortgaged Its Future In Derivatives Debacle — Odessa’s Finance Chief Bet Ranch, Had 3 Big Years, Then Saw Disaster Strike — Student of Volatile Securities

September 23rd, 1994, The Wall Street Journal

ODESSA, Texas — Roger Coomer had what every trader dreams of — hot hands. Juggling telephone calls from brokers while restlessly shifting his gaze between television and computer screens filled with financial information, Dr. Coomer…More