Ivan Boesky

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Biography

Ivan Frederick Boesky was a convicted criminal and an American stock trader who was infamous for his prominent role in an insider trading scandal in the mid-1980s. After getting caught he became a government informant and then pleaded guilty, and was fined a record $100 million, and served twenty months in prison.

"Greed is all right, by the way. I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself."

Ivan Boesky

"What good is the moon if you can't buy or sell it?"

Ivan Boesky

"I think "immoral" is probably the wrong word to use...I prefer the word "unethical"."

Ivan Boesky