Nicknamed the wolf of wall street, jordan belfort made millions in the 1990s through his investment company, stratton oakmont. What other book might you compare the wolf of wall street movie tiein edition to and why. In 1999 he pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes with stockmarket manipulation and pennystock scam. The former stockbroker, speaker, and bestselling author of the wolf of wall street. Aug 12, 2019 jordan belfort born 1962 grew up in queens, n. The continuation of new york times bestseller the wolf of wall street tells the true story of jordan belfors spectacular flameout and imprisonment for stock fraud. The movie did not create any success to me at all my success create the movie. At a young age, in an industry with many precocious bandits, belfort ran a long islandbased brokerage with the deceptively waspy name of stratton oakmont.
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The wolf of wall street in the 1990s jordan belfort, former kingpin of the notorious investment firm stratton oakmont, became one of the most infamous names in american finance. Now a major motion picture directed by martin scorsese and starring leonardo dicaprio new york times bestsellerby day he made thousands of dollars a minute. Written by jordan belfort, audiobook narrated by eric meyers. May 16, 2018 jordan belfort, the wolf of wall street, isnt just a con, but also a deadbeat, prosecutors say, and they want him to pay up.
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