What are the highlights of "Big Short"?

Lois 2022-03-25 09:01:05

First, Lewis of Salomon Brothers introduced the prospects of mortgage-backed securities before the PPT, emphasizing that after packaged securities, profits have risen but risks have fallen, and they are still rated 3A. All fund managers agree that the real estate market is stable and healthy, and everyone will repay their mortgages and will not break the contract.

It's really ironic!

Second, Dr. Barry, the one-eyed fund manager, sold CDS contracts at Goldman Sachs, betting on a real estate market crash. The mentality of both parties is vividly expressed.

When Dr. Barry left the meeting room, the three Goldman Sachs elites laughed together. Once again mocking those elites from famous schools, under the clever appearance is a greedy heart.

Third, at the annual meeting of the Securities Forum in Las Vegas, no experts could foresee the risks of subprime loans and still promised the public the soundness of the financial system. This picture seems to appear on various occasions and in various countries. Didn't they find out? Or is it blinded by greed?

Fourth, when the real estate market collapsed, all the banks went wrong. Forget credibility and responsibility! The face of capitalism is unobstructed.

Fifth, when Pete was selling 200 million securities in a country bar, the reaction of people around me made me laugh for a long time! Trading Wizards are just that powerful.

At the end of the film, no one took responsibility for the crisis, and everything was business as usual. It is the poorest people at the bottom that suffer the most.

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  • Carmela 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    This is reminiscent of China's malicious shorting. No one will maliciously short a country's stock market or even the economy. They just foresee that you will go short. .

  • Lexus 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    The group play tests the director, but it is obvious that the film is not capable enough. The messy clues + the casting that doesn't match the original setting + the retro but unsuitable soundtrack, all of this did not restore the complex psychological struggles and subtle story lines in the original book. Reluctantly, mediocre.

The Big Short quotes

  • Epilogue: Michael Burry contacted the government several times to see if anyone wanted to interview him to find out how he knew the system would collapse years before anyone else. No one ever returned his calls. But he was audited four times and questioned by the FBI. The small investing he still does is all focused on one commodity: water.

  • Epilogue: Mark Baum's wife Cynthia says Mark actually became gracious after the collapse and never said "I told you so" to anyone. Danny, Vinnie, and Porter all still run a fund together in Manhattan where there is a Nobu.