Editing John Meriwether (section)

==Salomon Brothers==
After graduation, Meriwether moved to New York City, where he worked as a [[Bond (finance)|bond]] trader at [[Salomon Brothers]]. At Salomon, Meriwether rose to become the head of the domestic [[fixed income arbitrage]] group in the early 1980s and vice-chairman of the company in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/meriwether-closes-hedge-fund-after-loss/|title=Meriwether Said to Close Hedge Fund|date=8 July 2009|website=Dealbook|access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> In 1991, Salomon was caught in a [[Treasury security|Treasury securities]] trading scandal perpetrated by a Meriwether subordinate, Paul Mozer. Meriwether was assessed $50,000 in civil penalties.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/thestreet/2012/05/23/reincarnation-on-wall-street-screw-ups-never-die/#46adde32198a |title=Reincarnation on Wall Street: Screw-Ups Never Die |date=23 May 2012 |work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref>