Steve Eisman Timeline & Summary
MoreSteve Eisman Timeline & Summary
- Steve Eisman opens an investment fund called FrontPoint Partners.
- Eisman receives a pitch from Greg Lippmann, who convinces him to buy credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds.
- Eisman and his team go to Vegas, where they learn more about the horrors of the subprime mortgage market.
- Eisman sells his credit default swaps in 2008, making himself a boatload of money.