The Big Short
Introduction + Context
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Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Outsiders vs. Conformists Wall Street’s Culture of Overconfidence The Problems with Capitalism Pessimism vs. Optimism Needless Complexity
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All Characters Michael Lewis Steve Eisman Vincent Daniel Daniel Moses Michael Burry Ben Hockett Charlie Ledley and Jamie Mai Greg Lippmann Porter Collins Wing Chau Eugene Xu Meredith Whitney John Gutfreund Joel Greenblatt Howie Hubler Bill Miller Sy Jacobs Joe Cassano Ace Greenberg Jim Grant
Terms
All Terms Collateralized debt obligation (CDO) Credit default swap Hedge fund Long Short Subprime mortgage Tranche
Symbols
All Symbols Bonds
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The Big Short

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Michael Lewis
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In The Big Short, bonds represent a broken promise between the financial elite and average Americans. A bond is, on the most basic level, a promise. In financial terms, a bond is a type…

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