An inspiration for the Gordon Gekko character in the movie “Wall Street,” he made a fortune from insider trading before his downfall brought a crashing end to a decade of greed. Boesky, Ivan F, Insider Trading, Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc, Milken, Michael R, Stocks and Bonds, Wall Street (Movie), Deaths (Obituaries) An inspiration for the Gordon Gekko character in the movie “Wall Street,” he made a fortune from insider trading before his downfall brought a crashing end to a decade of greed. NYT > Business
Ivan F. Boesky, Rogue Trader in 1980s Wall Street Scandal, Dies at 87
