Well, that was great fun to watch, with lots of very nice acting.
Basically, it was a refresher course on a conversation I had about CDOs and CDSs in a pub with Ginger Yellow in 2008, but with Christian Bale, Selena Gomez and Anthony Bourdain and a plot.
A very entertaining insight into the causes behind the market crash.
But - I didn't notice as I watched, but my wife pointed it out to me - it's a little disturbing that almost all the women come across as pathetic or weak, even the supposedly hardnosed boss at Morgan Stanley has to be bit soft and mumsy. And all the math-dudes, the quants, are Chinese or Indian. There's quite a lot of stereotyping at play. It might reflect reality, but once it's pointed out it's a little disconcerting.
Not that this should stop you going to see it. It's by far the most fun you'll have understanding credit default swaps (with apologies to GY).
Basically, it was a refresher course on a conversation I had about CDOs and CDSs in a pub with Ginger Yellow in 2008, but with Christian Bale, Selena Gomez and Anthony Bourdain and a plot.
A very entertaining insight into the causes behind the market crash.
But - I didn't notice as I watched, but my wife pointed it out to me - it's a little disturbing that almost all the women come across as pathetic or weak, even the supposedly hardnosed boss at Morgan Stanley has to be bit soft and mumsy. And all the math-dudes, the quants, are Chinese or Indian. There's quite a lot of stereotyping at play. It might reflect reality, but once it's pointed out it's a little disconcerting.
Not that this should stop you going to see it. It's by far the most fun you'll have understanding credit default swaps (with apologies to GY).
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