finn wittrock played jamie shipley in the big short.
who played jamie shipley in the big short?
finn wittrock
cornwall capital is a new york city based private financial investment corporation. it was founded in 2003 by jamie mai, president and chief investment officer, under the guidance of his father, vincent mai, who ran the private equity firm aea investors, one of the oldest leveraged buyout firms in the united states. it was profiled in the book "the big short" by michael lewis as one of a handful of investors in the world that correctly foresaw and profited from the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007. in addition, james mai’s investment strategy was portrayed by jack d. schwager in the book "hedge fund market wizards" (2012), an inside analysis of the world's greatest hedge fund experts and the strategies that they implement. they were featured in the film adaptation of "the big short", fictionalized with the names charlie geller, jamie shipley and ben rickert (played by john magaro, finn wittrock and brad pitt). this has resulted in them being widely known for their investments running up to the financial crash in 2007-8.
cornwall capital
jared vennett makes $47 million in commissions selling off the swaps. mark baum becomes more gracious from the financial fallout, and his staff continues to operate their fund. charlie geller and jamie shipley go their separate ways after unsuccessfully trying to sue the ratings agencies, with charlie moving to charlotte to start a family, and jamie still running the fund. ben rickert returns to his peaceful retirement. michael burry closes his fund after public backlash and multiple irs audits, now only investing in water securities. the banks responsible for the crisis escape any consequences for their actions. it is noted that as of 2015, banks are selling cdos again under a new label: "bespoke tranche opportunity".
the big short (film)