The Wolf of Wall Street (book)
2007 memoir by Jordan Belfort / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wolf of Wall Street is a memoir by former stockbroker and trader Jordan Belfort, first published in September 2007 by Bantam Books,[1][2] then adapted into a 2013 film of the same name (directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort). Belfort's autobiographical account was continued by Catching the Wolf of Wall Street, published in 2009.
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Author | Jordan Belfort |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Bantam Books |
Publication date | September 25, 2007 |
Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
Pages | 528 pp. |
ISBN | 978-0553805468 |
Followed by | Catching the Wolf of Wall Street |
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Belfort tells his real-life story of creating Stratton Oakmont, a brokerage house engaged in pump and dump schemes with penny stocks. The firm was shut down by regulators in the late 1990s, and Belfort was subsequently jailed for securities fraud.