Steve Eisman: “They mistook leverage for genius”

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  • Steve Eisman was one of the few who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, and he made his name by foreseeing the collapse of subprime mortgage market.
    Michael Lewis portrays him as one of the heroes in the bestselling book The Big Short and Steve Carrell plays an outspoken version of him in the Oscar-winning movie of the same name.
    EFN:s Katrine Marçal meets Steve Eisman at Claridges hotel in London.

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  • @abdulazizzz
    @abdulazizzz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4402

    Steve Carell has done a great job imitating this guy.

    • @zeaferjones1404
      @zeaferjones1404 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      He actually did at first I gave him crap because it felt like he was playing Dupont again. Who was the crazy mogul who thought he was a wrestling coach and shot an all time great Olympic wrestler.

    • @BeeBeefy
      @BeeBeefy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      They almost sound the same!

    • @TheAldkin
      @TheAldkin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      he does not imitate him, he created a character from references, that's acting

    • @quarternipp
      @quarternipp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Armenias Thunk what the fuck do you want him to say?

    • @michaelknoll2295
      @michaelknoll2295 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Armenias Thunk Lmao imagine getting this mad at someone being impressed at an actors portrayal. Eisman himself said it was a good portrayal.

  • @theclimbto1
    @theclimbto1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2660

    I like Pitt, but not for this Role. Steve NAILED it.

    • @P121463S
      @P121463S 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      TheClimbTo1 Pitt was fine - gave a good performance

    • @lunarmodule6419
      @lunarmodule6419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pitt is just equivalent to Pamela Anderson 😃

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lunarmodule6419 What does that mean

    • @lunarmodule6419
      @lunarmodule6419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kbanghart good looking - bad acting

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@lunarmodule6419 good acting, imo

  • @dsmhiggins67
    @dsmhiggins67 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1345

    Amazing that Steve Carrell nailed this guy perfectly.
    Still one of my favourite films

    • @LokiDWolf
      @LokiDWolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Plus, the way it was filmed! Having other well known faces come in via the 4th wall, talk directly to the camera and then disappear. Pretty genius thing right there.

    • @Ahmed-vs1ui
      @Ahmed-vs1ui 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      rockn roll u can defenitely see this guy socially aggressive. He was like that back then cuz he was one of the few who knew how baad the situation was

    • @rogermayes3745
      @rogermayes3745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Steve acts oyt the. Aggressive Jewish guy perfectly. Correct.

    • @paulvsmith
      @paulvsmith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too. Brilliant conceived, important film.

    • @sgt.thundercok4704
      @sgt.thundercok4704 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps you should read a book. Like... this book.

  • @thamomentum
    @thamomentum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1783

    Whoa! Get this lady a financial talk show! Proper questions, non aggressive but precise!

    • @jackoneill8654
      @jackoneill8654 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Yeah, she represents something other than the Big Lie, and without being the center of attention(Mike Wallace, and almost every other US pundit con or lib, are you listening?) she opens him up and by her work provides a substantive perspective. Yeah, I know, it's almost un-recognizable, isn't it.

    • @tompaulcampbell
      @tompaulcampbell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Cute, too! (Yes, I know, sexist...)

    • @daytonasayswhat9333
      @daytonasayswhat9333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Meh

    • @klaythompson663
      @klaythompson663 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Mo Mentum
      She was not very professional she's obviously triggered by Drumpf.

    • @bhughes1986
      @bhughes1986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly my thought. A great interview.

  • @hpygolkyone
    @hpygolkyone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    This woman knows her stuff and can speak financial-eze without reading from a prepared script. Firing off random questions at that level without acting smarmy obviously puts her interviewee at ease. He seems quite comfortable speaking truthfully about sensitive issues and I give full credit to her for doing that.

    • @Bizarro69
      @Bizarro69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Such a beautifully written comment!

    • @paulkirwan3431
      @paulkirwan3431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Is this a joke? Why do Americans think that anyone with an English accent is a genius. Her questions are quite basic. Most European journalists behave in thin manner. We Europeans don't suffer fools..Americans are not used to this. American politicians wouldn't last 2 weeks in any government in Europe. The press alone would slaughter them, not in a populist way, but in a deep investigative way. Our Journalists dig deep. Every skeleton in every closet will he exposed.
      Most news reporting in Europe ( I'm in Ireland) is conducted without the drama normally used in the US to feign intelligence and mask ignorance.

    • @stealth3918
      @stealth3918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@paulkirwan3431 bro who the fuck asked you they were just complimenting a good interviewer

    • @jwatty8429
      @jwatty8429 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah bro the daily record is a class rag

    • @Architectureguy
      @Architectureguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulkirwan3431 How do you know he/she is American? I hope by your statement you don't mean ALL Americans, just as I know that ALL Europeans aren't complete arrogant jerks who think Americans are stupid and naive. Naturally, with over 330 million Americans, we have a greater percentage of ne'er do wells and absolute morons, but we're not ALLLL like that. "American politicians wouldn't last 2 weeks in any government in Europe." Is that meant to be an admission of the mess that is European guvmint??
      I'm conservative because government by its nature is terribly flawed. Government isn't the solution to the problem...government IS the problem. And the media is ALL too happy to contribute to that problem...on both sides of the Atlantic. And by conservative, I don't mean Republican.
      All that said, I'm very proud of my Scots-Irish-Scandinavian ancestry.

  • @illiterateno2
    @illiterateno2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    This is how you conduct an interview. This lady did a fantastic job.

  • @vallurirajesh
    @vallurirajesh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    I have tremendous respect for any man or woman who admits they don't know something as much as this guy. He has no ego and is happy to advertise that he doesn't understand a few things. Great guy.

    • @Jeon1958able
      @Jeon1958able 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @TryllaTröllMaistre Fictitious Fables of Europa I think that was very realistic. As you delve into the world of finance you learn that you're only a speck of dust in the sea of the market. You really can't do anything to change it. The only thing you can do is react to it sadly; even if you know what's going to happen. This is implicitly told in the story where Jamie and Charlie try to warn the people by contacting the Wallstreet journal for which the journalist did nothing, telling their family of what would happen which nobody listened to. Mark going around telling people how wrong the system which absolutely no one listened to; not even Morgan Stanley, leading them almost to bankruptcy. The market is essentially moved by the people in the market and their fear and most importantly greed. Greed is the ultimate human nature and survival instinct so it's impossible to make the market rational because people just aren't rational. It's sad, I know, but that's just how history repeats itself. As a person who can really strongly relate to Mark Baum (or Steve Eisman), I would think that's what he realized too. Even if you want to save them, you just can save those who aren't willing to listen to you.... Hence the reason why he mentioned the analogy of Noah's arc I believe.

    • @Jeon1958able
      @Jeon1958able 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@TryllaTröllMaistre Fictitious Fables of Europa So about the one administration comment, it doesn't matter how many administrations runs how much. Even if a couple run an equal amount, if one starts selling, the market is just gonna follow because it's basically driven by human emotions; mainly fear and greed. The housing bubble was a time bomb ticking that was just waiting for someone to pull the trigger. It really didn't matter who pulled that trigger. The system was ill-founded and as people are mainly driven by their own greed, they abused it to its core.
      Having no love for the creditors, I can understand that to a certain extent, because it was indeed mostly those who had insider information at least to a small degree that knew what was going on or knew what was going to happen. But to Mark/Steve's credit, that was why he was so mad at the world and the system because as he puts it
      "people care about the ball game, or what actresses went into rehab"
      "We live in an era of fraud in America. Not just in banking, but in government, education, religion, food, even baseball..."
      "What bothers me isn't that fraud is not nice. Or that fraud is mean. For fifteen thousand years, fraud and short sighted thinking have never, ever worked. Not once. Eventually you get caught, things go south. When the hell did we forget all that? I thought we were better than this, I really did."
      "I just know that at the end of the day regular people are going to pay for all of this. Because they always, always do."
      and I agree to everything he says. It's sad but people just don't care about the world, they only care for themselves. They don't take interest in the economy or politics, they care more about their entertainment. And those that do care about the economy or politics care only for their selfish needs. It's all about what "I" want and "my" selfish desires not being able see the bigger picture. That's what ultimately leads to turmoil, disaster, and crisis. And yes, though I try not to sound too much like so, I am bitter about the world, even to this day to an extent though not as much as the past for America. Which is why I can relate to the Steve Eisman in his past.
      Resetting won't fix anything. It will just eventually start everything all over again, just with different people. It would be a vicious unending cycle because you're not fixing the core issue; human greed, and you can't fix that unfortunately. In terms of the bible as you would put it, look what happened after the incident of the Noah's arc. People are just as corrupt as they used to be if not more. Nothing has been fixed and people just go back to the way they used to be, because in the end, you can't fix people.

    • @gourami7
      @gourami7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jeon1958able You're absolutely right, it's human nature, that's why we have these bubbles, crashes, corrections
      Human nature never changes

    • @rukdropov
      @rukdropov ปีที่แล้ว

      No ego? I think you're a little gullible.

  • @aravindhanveeramani6142
    @aravindhanveeramani6142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    This is the guy who said ZERO possibility and took his call and left the conference

    • @ladymercy5275
      @ladymercy5275 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@aravindhanveeramani6142 Guys like this are why the Catholic Church forbid the number zero, back in the day. (Look it up.)

    • @mrtoad1408
      @mrtoad1408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Always thought that was a strange move that he let his sensibilities get the better of him and basically advertised his short position.

    • @simonr7097
      @simonr7097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@mrtoad1408 because he was not in it purely for the financial gain. He says himself in this interview that although he was aware of the coming crisis, he was not hoping for it, on the contrary. He wanted to warn people of their own stupidity (but he was probably aware the probability that they would listen was ZERO!)

    • @falco447
      @falco447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@simonr7097 Very well explained!

    • @tyqwe45qe
      @tyqwe45qe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mrtoad1408 You know it doesn't matter right? He's still making the trade of his life no matter what because he's betting against a market that's about to crash.
      The whole housing market of the US in that case.
      Not marketing his short position would only make more people lose everything and him getting a bit more of money. Which isn't illegal but is definetly immoral at that point.

  • @robdiamante7543
    @robdiamante7543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1560

    2017 interview? He predicts...
    2018 Italy financial crisis
    2019 Deutsche Bank under major scrutiny.
    2020 probably should listen to him

    • @MommaKnowsBestest
      @MommaKnowsBestest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      I love to see him to more interviews. I definitely want to hear what he is thinking.

    • @WallaceRoseVincent
      @WallaceRoseVincent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      You nailed it. He was/is 100% right.

    • @Toshinben
      @Toshinben 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      People tend to listen to the one who's most confident, not the one who knows more.

    • @colonelburton8451
      @colonelburton8451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      2019 Deutsche Bank is a fucking penny stock

    • @SiLoMixMaster
      @SiLoMixMaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@colonelburton8451 🤣🤣🤣

  • @kemchobhenchod
    @kemchobhenchod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    "When the Texas ratio gets over 100%, the bank is done."
    Texas ratio = (non performing loans / tangible book value + reserves)
    Gonna keep that one in my pocket.

    • @DanielHardej
      @DanielHardej 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      th-cam.com/video/yG96RttfZtM/w-d-xo.html

  • @guitarboy4000000
    @guitarboy4000000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Hearing the real steve eisman speak, steve carrell really nailed his accent

  • @paaatreeeck
    @paaatreeeck 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1435

    I don't know who that interviewer is, but that was one of the best interviews i have ever seen.

    • @barispeace
      @barispeace 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      paaatreeeck She have beatiful smile and teeth

    • @biplav32
      @biplav32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      She is a feminist so stay away.

    • @biplav32
      @biplav32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @James Dowds Feminists have no nuance in their brains.

    • @biplav32
      @biplav32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @James Dowds Are you a feminist? #metoo #believe

    • @LaBandaRoja9
      @LaBandaRoja9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@biplav32 by your own definition you sound like a feminist rofl

  • @MattyVice
    @MattyVice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1409

    Steve Carrell should have gotten the Oscar nod for this, not Bale

    • @4lx123
      @4lx123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Bale sucked. Michael Burry is nothing like the crazy portrayal Bale came up with for who knows what.

    • @MattyVice
      @MattyVice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Bale didn’t suck per se, it was a good acting job, but poor character direction
      A parallel can be drawn with Jared Leto joker. It was bad acting and bad character directions

    • @charlesbaldo
      @charlesbaldo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's all crap anyways.

    • @garrettk7166
      @garrettk7166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@charlesbaldo how so? They covered the financial disaster quite accurately.

    • @charlesbaldo
      @charlesbaldo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Garrett K whats all crap is the Oscars. I loved the book and movie, lived the event working in a financial institution.

  • @casonwicker1279
    @casonwicker1279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I watched this entire interview as if I understood a single thing he said

  • @bellavita2284
    @bellavita2284 7 ปีที่แล้ว +577

    An absolutely excellent interview.

    • @mindfucker88
      @mindfucker88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nigga this interview trash, basic bitch questions.

    • @zackcolbourne6921
      @zackcolbourne6921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mindfucker88 Interviews are about answers, not questions.

    • @daytonasayswhat9333
      @daytonasayswhat9333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FIFTY6IX lol

  • @jimo680
    @jimo680 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thanks Mr. Eisman, and Ms. Marcal for the best interview I've seen in 20 years...and something else. Hope.

    • @sgt.thundercok4704
      @sgt.thundercok4704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is no hope. The majority of POS's you are given to vote for in Washington are in on it.

  • @Centigonos
    @Centigonos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Interesting how after 30 seconds in you realise that Mr. Eisman is an incredibly bright guy to whom you should listen and this feeling increases from second to second during the interview. Good interviewer, too!

  • @Alphadog123123
    @Alphadog123123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    She’s incredible! Well thought of questions, and always has a simpler question in case her initial incredible (but maybe a little broad question) is something he can’t answer. She clearly did her homework beforehand, and clearly understands the basics of Finance and Banking in general. Absolutely top notch, and 18 minutes of pure learning. Great job

    • @MrLaughinggrass
      @MrLaughinggrass 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think you're right she's very good at drawing out information

    • @agnidas5816
      @agnidas5816 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's scripted/pre planned. That's why she asked him things he just happened to think a lot about or answering yes to a long leading q

    • @pretorious700
      @pretorious700 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Are you serious? Very weak and shallow questions. Yeah, she's attractive. Stop with the pandering.

    • @johnadams1281
      @johnadams1281 ปีที่แล้ว

      She's terrible, constantly hating on Trump. Total LOSER and evil bitter woman

    • @kitsuneandcake
      @kitsuneandcake ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pretorious700 Couldn't agree more. I think these questions have aged quite poorly and are very much a product of the time. Interesting guest wasted on questions with a very clear motive. Boring.

  • @jameschrisdavis
    @jameschrisdavis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    She did an incredible job interviewing Steve. Very informative.

  • @rohitschauhanitbhu
    @rohitschauhanitbhu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I loved how brief and to the point he was with his answers. Wish I can see more informative interviews like these

  • @driftsolstice3685
    @driftsolstice3685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1272

    This is a Swedish business channel. This lady doesn't even speak English as her first language!
    CNN, MSNBC etc, you seriously need to pick up your game.
    Edit: I'm not sure all that many of the replies below understood my comment at all.

    • @zeitgeistx5239
      @zeitgeistx5239 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It's called being bi lingual.

    • @AM-om5xz
      @AM-om5xz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ahah stupidity always surprises me

    • @Sr68720
      @Sr68720 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Zeitgeist X Americans cannot speaking English, so yh

    • @Eric-pw4ip
      @Eric-pw4ip 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Idiotic statement

    • @Arigator2
      @Arigator2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      CNN is total garbage. But i don't see what that has do with her speaking good english. I think CNN talks about supposed Russian election interference to distract everybody from real issues. Like the fact that they gave debate questions in advance to Hillary Clinton.

  • @5504berry
    @5504berry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I remember driving home from work and seeing these massive houses being built and wondering wtf is going on. Then a young couple purchased a house down the street from me and had a furniture truck pull up and unload all new furniture. They also had 2 new Hummers and two kids. I met them and they both worked at Best Buy! I couldn't believe it. The husband told me he had 80k in credit card debt during a conversation during one of the home association's fourth of July picnics. I had a sense something was wrong with the economy but just couldn't put my finger on it.

  • @blinkyblonk4912
    @blinkyblonk4912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    A PERFECT example of how to conduct an interview .
    No shouting . No loaded , biased questions.
    Intelligent questions that have been well thought-out are answered with clear , thoughtful responses.
    The lady speaks English so beautifully and she's polite .
    While way way way way down the other end of the scale there is imbecile Jim Acosta !!!!!

    • @MysterD515
      @MysterD515 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Blinky Blonk Jim Acosta has to deal with hostile interviewees. She did not.

    • @brianjames9832
      @brianjames9832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Thomas Headley if you think Acosta is a legit journalist with integrity asking the hard, gritty questions that need asking, then you’re a fool

    • @brianjames9832
      @brianjames9832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thomas Headley I don’t. None of them are. Political media is a cash grab. They don’t care about integrity or real journalism. But nice try trying to devalue my opinion as some gutless hillbilly.

    • @Pretzulkj
      @Pretzulkj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Get you a man who looks at you like Jim Acosta looks at Jim Acosta, and you will be set for life.

    • @brianjames9832
      @brianjames9832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Thomas Headley a lion doesnt concern himself with the opinions of sheep. And you sir are q YUUUUUGE sheep.

  • @snoozeking7497
    @snoozeking7497 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Wow! Eisman got through an entire conversation without dropping one F bomb!

    • @TomorrowWeLive
      @TomorrowWeLive 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      People always swear more in movies

  • @nipponese
    @nipponese 6 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    7:10 Did he just call the 2018 Italian debt crisis?

    • @OntologySlays
      @OntologySlays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yes

    • @kasegiyabu5030
      @kasegiyabu5030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @rockn roll The euro has caused enormous problems throughout Europe. The countries on the Mediterranean, called 'Club Med', have been raped economically by using this currency.

    • @BangThaBazie
      @BangThaBazie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Italy's problems were visible from a mile away. Italy almost suffered the same fate as Greece in 2008 and never really recovered from the crisis.
      Now Corona will do them in completely.
      But the overall issue in the EU, an issue that has been debated all the way back in the 80s when the first discussions about this topic happened, is the common currency.
      A currency usually reflects the economic strength of the country giving out the currency. Meaning if there is an economic downturn the currency's value goes down which in turn makes it easier to get exports back up. This makes it easier for countries to get back on their feet.
      Now in the EU everyone has the Euro and it kind of reflects an European average, meaning that economically weaker countries like Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal etc. have a much more valuable currency than they should have, making it much hard for them to recover after a crisis. While economically strong countries like Germany can export much cheaper than they would be able to with their own national currency. Germany has a massive trade surplus and Germany's surplus is all its neighbor's deficit.
      The idea of this economic union does work in a half-assed approach like that. Either you need to fully integrate and have mechanisms to mitigate issues like these, or you need to go back to national currencies, which would be a very bad idea in my opinion.

    • @kasegiyabu5030
      @kasegiyabu5030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@BangThaBazie The US$ works because of the large capital transfers, from the richer areas to the poorer ones. These aren't in the form of debt: the money is *given* to the poor areas. This allows a single currency to service the needs of an area with many different economies. Germany refuses point blank to give money to Club Med, only allowing them to run up debts which, as you point out, their weak economies can't repay.
      Euro can only work if it follows the practices of the US$. That won't happen, so the Euro will destroy the EU far more effectively than political incompetence.

    • @mrECisME
      @mrECisME 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What 2018 Italian debt crisis? When did that happen?

  • @bartman898
    @bartman898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Very well done interview.
    Nice to see a journalist ask a question and let the person being interviewed talk.

    • @claucemicro1080
      @claucemicro1080 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bill bartman Yes, she doesn’t want to push for an idea. Besides, he doesn’t speak non-sense and that certainly helps.

  • @chang-kp9sp
    @chang-kp9sp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is one of the excellent textbook interview that talks about very sensitive issue . This one should be watched by anyone interested in broadcast profession .

  • @52Ryano
    @52Ryano 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    What a brilliant interview. She asked intelligent questions and got intelligent answers

  • @antonioandersen2148
    @antonioandersen2148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    “They mistook leverage for genius” Actually they were right. They look(ed) at it from their own wealth perspective. They used over leverage and heavily increased their personal wealth while taking on risk for someone else (their employer). Do you think these multi millionaires regret what they did? They understood the situation perfectly.

    • @matthewdunham1689
      @matthewdunham1689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Exactly

    • @shooter7a
      @shooter7a 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      People on Wall Street are told by their higher ups to never worry about systemic risk. They know if the failure is large enough, they will be bailed out.

    • @daytonasayswhat9333
      @daytonasayswhat9333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good comment. But use [brackets] there instead of (parentheses).

    • @kasegiyabu5030
      @kasegiyabu5030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@daytonasayswhat9333 Huh? Where in English syntax are brackets used?

    • @daytonasayswhat9333
      @daytonasayswhat9333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      kasegi Yabu Start by looking up your misuse of “syntax,” then I’ll explain it to you.

  • @Jeon1958able
    @Jeon1958able 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I really loved the realistic direction the movie took on how the characters reacted to the crisis. As you delve into the world of finance you learn that you're only a speck of dust in the sea of the market. You really can't do anything to change it. The only thing you can do is react to it sadly; even if you know what's going to happen. This is implicitly told in the story where Jamie and Charlie try to warn the people by contacting the Wallstreet journal for which the journalist did nothing, telling their family of what would happen which nobody listened to. Mark going around telling people how wrong the system which absolutely no one listened to; not even Morgan Stanley, leading them almost to bankruptcy. The market is essentially moved by the people in the market and their fear and most importantly greed. Greed is the ultimate human nature and survival instinct so it's impossible to make the market rational because people just aren't rational. It's sad, I know, but that's just how history repeats itself. As a person who can really strongly relate to Mark Baum (or Steve Eisman), I would think that's what he realized too. Even if you want to save them, you just can save those who aren't willing to listen to you.... Hence the reason why he mentioned the analogy of Noah's arc I believe.

    • @The7thCircuit
      @The7thCircuit ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I see you also watched Margin Call.

  • @ryunsu747
    @ryunsu747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hands down one of the best interviewer I have ever seen.

  • @icemanleo
    @icemanleo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    2017: we are not going to go back to the levels of leverage it prompted the collapse
    2021: Hwang show them how is done!

  • @luc9336
    @luc9336 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is a good interview!!

  • @W1LLt3hN1NJ4
    @W1LLt3hN1NJ4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    A truly fantastic interview, I know very little about the financial markets yet Steve and the interviewer kept me captivated throughout.

    • @chrissi.enbyYT
      @chrissi.enbyYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its worse now

    • @ytpancho
      @ytpancho 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just recently got in the market and after learning a lot, I rlly enjoyed the movie

  • @ShufflingManu
    @ShufflingManu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I really enjoyed this interview! Great questions, even better answers.

  • @gab_borges
    @gab_borges 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Congrats for the interviewer, excellent questions !

  • @kk1993kk
    @kk1993kk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    This guy looks like he knows what he is talking about, he should try investing

  • @HandsomeBeef
    @HandsomeBeef 7 ปีที่แล้ว +588

    Very articulate interviewer.

    • @PDXJack87
      @PDXJack87 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Luke she's either phenomenally good at interviewing and doing proper research. and/or has a finance background

    • @iandhr1
      @iandhr1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Probably a combination of both.

    • @I_like_turtles_67
      @I_like_turtles_67 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Luke She would have voted for Hillary.

    • @another6223
      @another6223 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      And she's smart enough and courteous enough to let him talk - unlike so many ego interviewers. She did her homework and she did a great job.

    • @AverageArtz
      @AverageArtz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      She's Swedish, so I doubt that. She previously worked for the DN newspaper here in Sweden. She has a degree in political science (pol.kand)

  • @skvalparn
    @skvalparn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Detta gjorde ni bra EFN, fortsätt med fler såna här intervjuer med big-shotts !

    • @EFNekonomikanalen
      @EFNekonomikanalen  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/play/PL-aXa0lr5q4Wf1s6XU8d4Ob6DbuO4lJjV.html

  • @SM-gl8yo
    @SM-gl8yo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for posting. Great interview.

  • @jergarmar
    @jergarmar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dang, that's a great interview, on both sides. Good job.

  • @mrtoad1408
    @mrtoad1408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great work. The interviewer tiptoed along the fine line between sticking to the structure of her questions while adapting to the answers he was giving.

  • @RustinChole
    @RustinChole 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you sir, for allowing your story to have been told.

  • @Kardinaal29
    @Kardinaal29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like him. Obviously very intelligent and best part is he has no problem saying he doesn’t know when asked a question he doesn’t know that answer to. So rare in this day and age. Everyone tries to bullshit their way through a question in fear that if they don’t know something they’ll look stupid. Follow this man’s example.

  • @mattsterh7740
    @mattsterh7740 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This guy is so right about quantitative easing. There was never supposed to be more than one quantitative easing. Rome had devalued its denarii by reducing its the silver in its coins from 99% to 50% to in the end about 1%. It never got better and they couldnt properly maintain the army that made them a world power.

  • @narendram5890
    @narendram5890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Whoever decided Steve Carell against Pitt for this role is a genius

  • @darlene8130
    @darlene8130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When she asked if the problem was the product or the culture... amazing question! 👏

  • @michaelsutton7053
    @michaelsutton7053 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Steve: "The United States financial system has never been this healthy in my lifetime"
    Corona virus: enters room

    • @QuinnBlessed93
      @QuinnBlessed93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How convenient that a virus originating in China destroyed Trumps economy, and now Nancy Pelosi and other democrats admit China wants Joe Biden to win. “Nothing to see here folks”

    • @michaelsutton7053
      @michaelsutton7053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@QuinnBlessed93 I have to say it's not just the US economy feeling the effects of covid, the Chinese market is also feeling it. And as for China "wanting" Trump not to be reelected, it might have something to do with the trade wars he's engaged in. Trump being re elected would strengthen China's position in my opinion.

    • @QuinnBlessed93
      @QuinnBlessed93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Michael Sutton You’re correct that other countires including China are feeling the effects. The difference is that the US is in an election year, while they have a lifelong communist ruler. Their government can afford a recession or even a depression, and their power structure will remain the same. The US is in a power struggle, and China is shifting the leverage towards Joe Biden and the democrats for their own political purposes.

    • @LiMitZplus
      @LiMitZplus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@michaelsutton7053 lol China doesn’t want Trump not sure how anyone could think that

    • @littledovecitydust
      @littledovecitydust 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@LiMitZplus China certainly prefers Trump over Biden. Contrary to popular beliefs, Biden wasn't born in Beijing.

  • @nwtruex07
    @nwtruex07 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    So much has changed since this interview. Eisman says that leverage is much lower now, which was true in 2017. Fast forward to now, and leverage is now higher than in 2008.

    • @johnjay370
      @johnjay370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes. Makes you wounder. If the government can just make things like this happen and then the banking industry revs up the leverage machine. Causing inflation and higher taxation. God help us all.🥶😈

    • @sovex9331
      @sovex9331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hold $AMC

    • @nonconformist9991
      @nonconformist9991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They have commercialized and monetized the existence of humanity to a point where the indoctrinated masses feel their lives have no meaning unless they are consuming what they are told too.

  • @vinista256
    @vinista256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    If the Steve Carell portrayal was accurate, Eisman really has mellowed out a lot since the sh-t hit the fan. This was an interesting interview--he is one of the few people I would actually trust about financial matters.

  • @JerzyFeliksKlein
    @JerzyFeliksKlein 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've seen it half a dozen times and it just get better with age. If every interview could be like that

  • @NIGHTMAREuki
    @NIGHTMAREuki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i'd love to hear his thoughts now. Also, AMAZING host. the whole thing was so captivating.

  • @AlexSwan
    @AlexSwan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Fast forward to 2021... leveraged debt is at an all time high.

    • @RobBardgett
      @RobBardgett 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sooooooooooooooo much higher! Stupid higher!

  • @ttanizawa901
    @ttanizawa901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh look, an actual well-articulated interview.

  • @NicolaOldSchool
    @NicolaOldSchool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very professional and well made interview.

  • @PDVX1
    @PDVX1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    amazing interview on both parts

  • @gregparrott
    @gregparrott 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Knowing next to nothing about economics, it's refreshing to hear Mr. Eisman speak in such a clear, understandable and cordial manner. It would be nice to hear his views about the pandemic's effects on the economy, how to minimize their severity and duration, and how to make the system more robust. (Improved healthcare is one)

  • @georgeofhamilton
    @georgeofhamilton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Opening: "You're gonna have a bad time."

    • @davisc2791
      @davisc2791 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never french fry would you should've pizza'd

  • @scamrasc
    @scamrasc 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    very good interviewer. she seems highly intelligent and articulate, and holds herself capable when conversing with a man like eisman. great job all round and very interesting watch.

  • @roakes1956
    @roakes1956 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent interview.

  • @tylerloconte8974
    @tylerloconte8974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "I'm not going to say whether that was right or wrong"
    Him in the movie: "it was wrong."

  • @alasdairmacintyre9383
    @alasdairmacintyre9383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Steve Carell nailed that accent

  • @hazelenglish9340
    @hazelenglish9340 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great interview!

  • @mathewssantos7305
    @mathewssantos7305 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent interview !!!

  • @terenfro1975
    @terenfro1975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm glad some one else thinks in disasters. My coworkers constantly berate me about it. I always remind them the best way to make sure a system doesn't fail is to understand what causes it to fail.

  • @tw719
    @tw719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great Interview. Can we have a follow up interview, 3 years later? Would be very interesting to hear his views now. Great interviewer by the way.

  • @peterh5165
    @peterh5165 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video! Wonderful interview.

  • @junkjunk2493
    @junkjunk2493 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good interview ... thanks

  • @danielmarshall4587
    @danielmarshall4587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "just a moment ....just a moment" is this interview taking place in the room at the end of the film 2001?

    • @bobboberson7684
      @bobboberson7684 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daniel Marshall wow didn’t notice

  • @kevmehl
    @kevmehl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The hallmark of an true expert is someone who is accomplished but still has no problem saying, “I don’t know”. 09:50.

  • @gearathon
    @gearathon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful conversation!

  • @martinking5040
    @martinking5040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great interview. Like to see a follow up.

  • @tomlxyz
    @tomlxyz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "interest rates are going up"
    "quantitive easing is a failure "
    Funny/sad to hear that now

    • @investingintelligently7856
      @investingintelligently7856 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know right! Real estate crisis 2.0?

    • @Leotv19
      @Leotv19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Investing Intelligently it won’t be real estate causing this shrinking ship this time around, but it will widen the hole

    • @akal1236
      @akal1236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why would it be real estate?? This bubble has to do with unlimited QE and MMT.

    • @nathanhenson9747
      @nathanhenson9747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@akal1236 It can still be a housing crisis, granted it's under different conditions. JPM put aside 8 Billion+ of their own money for loan defaults + they canceled higher risk mortgages. QE is a sledgehammer to actual capitalism when it's used too frequently. Look at Bank of Japan and the ramifications. We basically become a perpetual Well fare state that can't have enough organic growth to survive a modest Interest rate hike without the system failing. There's a reason the interest rate are dipping negative on the futures. If don't stop QE soon we'll get to a point where we won't be able to dig out of.

  • @fabo36
    @fabo36 6 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    the fact that he compared his view of the crisis to Noah's Ark is interesting since Steve Carrol in Evan Almighty becomes Noah and builds a fuckin Ark LoL!

    • @jeremiahfernandez9161
      @jeremiahfernandez9161 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      holy shit. haven't thought of that

    • @jerrodsdad
      @jerrodsdad 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good observation!

    • @jaredvennett4036
      @jaredvennett4036 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fucking lol indeed habibi! Great observation. Too sad that not many people watch this kind of interviews

    • @baronvonfaust
      @baronvonfaust 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In Band of Brothers Michael Fassbender is a member of the squad who first encounters a concentration camp, then later in his career becomes the nazi-hunting (and victim of the camps) Magneto in X-Men: First Class
      Not the same I know, but I thought it was interesting

    • @dogelife7901
      @dogelife7901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@baronvonfaust He also went on to hunt Nazi's in Inglorious Basterds

  • @Revel4tions
    @Revel4tions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great questions and excellent answers

  • @Helios711
    @Helios711 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great interview!! very interesting

  • @hawaiihouse2810
    @hawaiihouse2810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    God I wish the U.S. had news like this. Much more educational and informative.

  • @missionpupa
    @missionpupa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This guy is everything I thought he would be in real life.

  • @superape873
    @superape873 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the most underrated movies, absolutely love the big short and it turned me on to the stock market.

  • @TheUndulyNoted
    @TheUndulyNoted 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very interesting at 13:20, notice how when he is happy about his phrase, she essentially just repeats everything he says for like 15 seconds, but it seems like she's really engaged with him.

  • @hudsontoo1212
    @hudsontoo1212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    I like this guy even though he’s in finance. Shit, even if he made a buck, at least he cared......

    • @panama1942
      @panama1942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      hudsontoo1212 Well fuck a guy for making money like everyone else does

    • @kwasg3
      @kwasg3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      While I generally agree with your statement, he didn't just make a buck, he made a BILLION... so he's in no hurry as he says..

    • @Muskar2
      @Muskar2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@panama1942 I'm so late to the party that the place is an ancient ruin, but I'm guessing the OP is not dismissing people for making money, but talking about the sentiment that much of the finance industry makes money without adding value to the economy. And in my opinion, that is a far more interesting and reasonable claim to explore. I know several successful VCs believe that day-trading is practically gambling and much of what hedge funds do is bordering manipulation without benefiting anyone but themselves. I don't even remotely have the knowledge to examine the claims beyond what I want to believe and what the majority believes.

    • @panama1942
      @panama1942 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Muskar2 You’re not wrong, much of the finance world is just making new securities to bet on and make more money.

    • @Muskar2
      @Muskar2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@panama1942 The main pro-argument I've heard is that the securities can help price the market more correctly, but when it comes to high-frequency trading it probably doesn't help the company get a more fair evaluation for the rare times they need to raise capital (e.g. a few times a year). And overwhelming unprofitable startups with negative PR while massively shorting them is arguably neither optimal for the economy. And as I understand it, over-leveraging is the most common systemic flaw in securities.

  • @coreyh4692
    @coreyh4692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Steve Carell sounded just like him, that is pretty cool.

  • @reformerx667
    @reformerx667 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great interview!

  • @stianaslaksen5799
    @stianaslaksen5799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great interviewer. Great interview.

  • @hnledoux
    @hnledoux 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    "Interest rates in America are going up". Heh woops

    • @actualideas8078
      @actualideas8078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      JAW CRACKER JESUS they did. Repo market in September. Interest rates are going to go up and stocks are gonna collapse.

    • @brendanmcgeown7043
      @brendanmcgeown7043 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@actualideas8078 but Stonks go up because printer goes BRRR

    • @stephennetu
      @stephennetu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@brendanmcgeown7043 wallstreetbets is leaking

    • @key2lifeguac
      @key2lifeguac 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      3 years ago?

    • @marcokite
      @marcokite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@actualideas8078 - don't blaspheme

  • @SuchingYan
    @SuchingYan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    his look really reminds me of david mitchell,,,

  • @MichaelCampbell01
    @MichaelCampbell01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great interviewer + Great interviewee = Great interview

  • @thedemotrader7570
    @thedemotrader7570 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoyed the intro into this video, awesome work to the editor.. Haha

  • @LloydWaldo
    @LloydWaldo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    “I have a feeling, that in a few years from now, they’re going to be back doing the same thing, blaming it on immigrants and poor people.”

    • @tobynwabu
      @tobynwabu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Enter 2018/19 -> "Build that wall", which led to the longest US Government shutdown ever.

    • @rustynail914
      @rustynail914 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@tobynwabu How did that lead to a shutdown?

    • @tobynwabu
      @tobynwabu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rustynail914 blamed immigrants

    • @rustynail914
      @rustynail914 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@tobynwabu Way to be vague. How did building a wall lead to a shutdown?
      Also, are we discussing illegal or legal immigrants? A wall would keep out illegal immigrants.

    • @tobynwabu
      @tobynwabu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      You've been sold that illegal immigrants are a problem but I'm asking you to use your god-given brain to think -> what jobs can Jose do? Am I willing to do those jobs? If it happens to be an awesome paying job, then how did status-less Jose get the job without a legal status?
      First, call them by their humanity - desperate humans fleeing a desperate situation. Second, are you worried about the Mother who is escaping gangs and rapists with her children or the gang members? If you were the Mother, would you want to cross a wall or go through a border point? If you were a drug lord, would you care which?
      Third, are you going to build a skydome and underground sphere? How long will this project take? Will it actually solve the problem? What alternatives exist? On whose land will this project be done? I promise you this, even if Trump wins another election - that Wall will never be completed in his lifetime therefore it'll remain ineffective. Plus, wasn't Mexico supposed to pay for it? 😎
      FYI - walls don't stop prisoners, guards with guns and the police chasing down escapes to give longer sentences stop prisoners escaping... And it's four walls, not a line in the sand 😉

  • @NiceTrade
    @NiceTrade 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Deutsche Bank stock crashes from $ 120 to $ 8.25 ..meantime its still business as usual

    • @tommypetraglia4688
      @tommypetraglia4688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And was taking care of you know who, even having a backdoor hand in sitting a justice on SCOTUS

    • @anagramconfirmed1717
      @anagramconfirmed1717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cite that

    • @anagramconfirmed1717
      @anagramconfirmed1717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tommy Petraglia and cite that

    • @zackcolbourne6921
      @zackcolbourne6921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@anagramconfirmed1717 Was Google down when you read this?

    • @anagramconfirmed1717
      @anagramconfirmed1717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Zack Colbourne if one makes a claim, it's customary to provide citations along with those claims. Was your school system shut down when you read this?

  • @chrisspavins1011
    @chrisspavins1011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From subprime to negative bonds and mortgages. I wonder what Steve is thinking of our banks and financial institutions today. Brilliant interview.

  • @Grimfanden
    @Grimfanden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn, seeing this intervju .. Steve Nailed his role!

  • @audigex
    @audigex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As the old saying goes: "Everyone's a genius in a bull market" - add leverage to that, and there's a recipe for disaster.

  • @taforth
    @taforth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love this guy 👌

  • @lauralil6886
    @lauralil6886 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    great interview.

  • @NewJouLTV
    @NewJouLTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best. Interview. Ever.

  • @id10t98
    @id10t98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ironically, he talks about Noah's Ark and Steve Carrell also played in a movie where he built an ark!

  • @crunchers9
    @crunchers9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Dodd-Frank is gone, CFPB is gone... still think it's safer today?

    • @eliwhittle1202
      @eliwhittle1202 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Neither of those stmts are true.

  • @atrumluminarium
    @atrumluminarium 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an amazing conversation

  • @dantheman5278
    @dantheman5278 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    both the interview and interviewer were amazing. CNBC should take notes