An assessment of the character Gordon Gekko from the movie Wall Street, comparing him to real-world financial figures like Steve Cohen as an investment opportunity while discussing the nuances of insider trading and how the landscape of Wall Street has evolved since the 1980s. 📽 Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2FQSunJ (and turn the notifications on) 📩 Explore the future of investing. Join the newsletter : https://bit.ly/3AxnyTY 🧑🏽‍🎓 Check the courses on Hedge Funds, Alternative Assets & Defi https://bit.ly/investorama_courses All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of said material, please send me an email, george@orama.tv, and we can sort it out. ABOUT WALL STREET To impress his idol, Gordon Gekko, Bud Fox, a junior stockbroker, engages in insider trading and quickly rises the ladder at Wall Street. However, he soon finds his life falling apart. Directed by Oliver Stone, starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen TIMESTAMP 00:00 Introduction to Wall Street (1987) and Gordon Gekko 00:51 The Villainous Nature of Gordon Gekko 01:05 Investability of Gordon Gekko 02:31 Gekko's Legal Troubles and Insider Trading 04:24 Gekko's Skills and Realism of the Character 05:42 The 2023 Version of Gordon Gekko 05:57 Steve Cohen: A Real-Life Gordon Gekko? 07:25 The Evolution of Steve Cohen and its Implications for Gekko 08:42 Conclusion: The Potential for a Reformed Gekko