Ivan Boesky
American Financier Ivan Boesky (Photo Credit: Bettmann | Getty Images)

Who Was Ivan Boesky & What Did He Do?

A financier by profession, Ivan Boesky became a central figure in the 1980s insider trading scandals and was later convicted for it. He reportedly came to represent greed in Wall Street and was the inspiration behind the character of Gordon Gekko in the 1987 film, “Wall Street.” NBC News reported that although he was initially considered a master at risk arbitrage, which…

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