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The Wolf of Wall Street is a memoir by former stockbroker and trader Jordan Belfort, first published in September 2007 by Bantam Books, then adapted into a 2013 film of the same name (directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort). Belfort's autobiographical account was continued by Catching the Wolf of Wall Street, published in 2009.
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Overview
Belfort tells his real-life story of creating Stratton Oakmont, a brokerage house engaged in pump and dump schemes with penny stocks. The firm was shut down by regulators in the late 1990s, and Belfort was jailed for securities fraud.
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See also
- Boiler room (business)
- Great Salad Oil Swindle by Norman Charles Miller
- Octopus by Guy Lawson
- Microcap stock fraud
- Rogue Trader by Nick Leeson
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References
External links
- Jordan Belfort: In-depth interview with The Wolf of Wall Street on YouTube
- Movie review by The Telegraph
- Movie review by Esquire
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