The Gordon Gekko effect: The role of culture in the financial industry (2016) [pdf]
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- Nov 7, 2026
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The Gordon Gekko effect: The role of culture in the financial industry (2016) [pdf] was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 25 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #18 of 30, reached on Nov 8, 16:24 UTC. It is #18 right now, climbing from #22 to #18 over the last 6 checks.
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> "The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good." ... few people know that these words are based on an actual commencement speech delivered in 1986 at The speaker? Ivan Boesky, who would be convicted just eighteen months later in an insider trading scandal. I did not know this!…
I had two stints at a hedge fund, one a hedge fund supplier. The fake self promotional bullshit is so tiring. I quit as a result of this. It's the same as big tech, not any different. Jane Street SUPPOSEDLY follows a flat hierarchy which has less of these games. I'm not sure how true it is. The way I think about it:…
"The same factors that allow leadership to manifest itself through performance and teamwork also allow it to promote goals that lack a moral, ethical, legal, profitable, or even rational basis."
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Is The Gordon Gekko effect: The role of culture in the financial industry (2016) [pdf] trending on Hacker News right now?
Yes. As of Nov 8, 16:39 UTC it is #18, climbing from #22 to #18 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank The Gordon Gekko effect: The role of culture in the financial industry (2016) [pdf] reached?
#18 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 8, 16:24 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has The Gordon Gekko effect: The role of culture in the financial industry (2016) [pdf] been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (25 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
57 points and 45 comments; submitted by tylerdane on Nov 7, 2026.