[1] After graduation, Meriwether moved to New York City, where he worked as a 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.
[2] In 1991, Salomon was caught in a Treasury securities trading scandal perpetrated by a Meriwether subordinate, Paul Mozer.
[8] The fund is expected to use similar strategies as both LTCM and JWM, namely highly leveraged "relative value arbitrage".
[9] Meriwether has been an owner of thoroughbred horses for a number of years and is a member of the board of directors of the New York Racing Association (NYRA).