💵Hedge fund employees can make millions of dollars based on the firm's performance.
⚖️Insider trading is illegal and can lead to jail time.
🔍Governments use AI-based software to detect patterns in trading and investigate suspicious activities.
🤫Analysts often dig up insider information, putting themselves at risk while top executives insulate themselves.
💸Hedge fund managers often donate large sums of money to charitable organizations.
How do hedge fund employees get paid?
—Hedge fund employees are often paid a percentage of the firm's profits, typically around 20%.
What is insider trading?
—Insider trading refers to the illegal practice of trading stocks based on non-public information.
How do governments detect suspicious trading activities?
—Governments use AI-based software to analyze trading patterns and identify potentially illegal activities.
Why do analysts take the fall for insider trading?
—Analysts often do the unethical work of digging up insider information, while top executives insulate themselves.
What do hedge fund managers do with their wealth?
—Many hedge fund managers donate large sums of money to charitable organizations.
00:04The video discusses finance lessons from the TV show Billions, based on the experience of a former Goldman Sachs employee and hedge fund analyst.
01:26Hedge fund employees can make millions of dollars based on the firm's performance.
03:02Insider trading is illegal and can lead to jail time.
05:00Governments use AI-based software to detect patterns in trading and investigate suspicious activities.
10:55Analysts often do the unethical work of digging up insider information, while top executives insulate themselves.
