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Based on a book by Michael Lewis, “The Big Short” is about how several traders and hedge fund managers made fortunes because they saw that the housing market’s decline would cause a collapse of bonds contrived from sub-prime mortgages. The terminology is both dry and dizzying, the machinations incredibly convoluted.
Jun 18, 2024 · While The Big Short changes aspects of the true story, Steve Carell's character, Mark Baum, is based on a real figure involved in the events. Throughout the end of The Big Short , it’s emphasized that Baum continually refuses to sell his position even though others around his team already are.
Nov 13, 2015 · Mark Baum (Carell), a money manager who despises the greed and unethical practices of Wall Street, meets Jared Vennett (Gosling), a trader who convinces him that they can make a fortune betting...
Dec 10, 2015 · If Burry is the analytical brain of The Big Short, Mark Baum (Steve Carell) is its grief-stricken heart. Baum runs a team of three analysts, one of whom gets wind of the opportunity presented...
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Nov 13, 2015 · Thanks to a fortuitous wrong number, Vennett winds up going into the credit-default-swap business with Mark Baum (Steve Carell, playing a fictionally named character), a self-hating hedge...
Jan 12, 2016 · The only person to take the bait is the paranoid hedge fund manager Mark Baum (Steve Carrell) who Vennet mistakenly dials. Mark, hearing the first part of Vennet’s pitch before hanging up, gives him a call back and pursues the investment opportunity.
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Dec 11, 2015 · That's the challenge director Adam McKay took on when decided to turn The Big Short, Michael Lewis' best-selling book about the people who profited from the crisis, into a film.
