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TOP 10
FINANCE FILMS OF ALL TIME
Based on the results found in Finance in the Cinema: A Survey of Professor Ratings of Movies for Finance Students
Research by George W. Kester, DBA and Timothy B. Michael, PhD
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“The canary in the coalmine”
1.36 Market Organization and Structure
1.38 Market Efficiency
1.50 Introduction to Alternative Investments
2.36 Credit Default Swaps
The Big Short
2015, 130 minutes
1991, 101 minutes
2000, 48 minutes
2011, 98 minutes
1993, 107 minutes
2005, 110 minutes
1983, 116 minutes
1999, 102 minutes
2010, 109 minutes
1987, 125 minutes
CFA PROGRAM RELEVANT READINGS
88%
Other People's Money
“Should shareholders always come first?”
1.31 Introduction to Corporate Governance and Other ESG Considerations
1.41 Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools
2.22 Corporate Governance and Other ESG Considerations in Investment Analysis
2.23 Mergers and Acquisitions
2.24 Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes
CFA PROGRAM RELEVANT READINGS
31%
Too Big to Fail
“Enough said”
1.45 Introduction to Asset-Backed Securities
1.50 Introduction to Alternative Investments
2.12 Economics of Regulation
2.16 Analysis of Financial Institutions
2.36 Credit Default Swaps
CFA PROGRAM RELEVANT READINGS
77%
Barbarians at the Gate
“How much to pay for RJR Nabisco? Let’s build an LBO model…”
1.31 Introduction to Corporate Governance and Other ESG Considerations
2.22 Corporate Governance and Other ESG Considerations in Investment Analysis
2.23 Mergers and Acquisitions
2.24 Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes
CFA PROGRAM RELEVANT READINGS
71%
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
“Did you spot that they didn’t publish a quarterly balance sheet?!”
1.10 Ethics and Trust in the Investment Profession
1.20 Financial Reporting Standards
1.22 Understanding Balance Sheets
1.21 Understanding Income Statements
1.29 Financial Reporting Quality
1.31 Introduction to Corporate Governance and Other ESG Considerations
1.50 Introduction to Alternative Investments
CFA PROGRAM RELEVANT READINGS
97%
Trading Places
“Those orange juice futures demystified”
1.36 Market Organization and Structure
2.37 Pricing and Valuation of Forward Commitments
2.42 Introduction to Commodities and Commodity Derivatives
CFA PROGRAM RELEVANT READINGS
87%
Rogue Trader
“Why traders today take two weeks of consecutive leave”
1.36 Market Organization and Structure
2.37 Pricing and Valuation of Forward Commitments
3.10 Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
3.40 Professionalism in the Investment Industry
3.16 Swaps, Forwards and Futures Strategies
3.17 Currency Management: An Introduction
CFA PROGRAM RELEVANT READINGS
30%
Inside Job
“No better cinematic illustration of how system-wide ethical lapses lead to real-world consequences”
1.45 Introduction to Asset-Backed Securities
2.12 Economics of Regulation
2.16 Analysis of Financial Institutions
2.36 Credit Default Swaps
CFA PROGRAM RELEVANT READINGS
98%
Wall Street
“Insider trading and why you shouldn’t do it”
1.10 Ethics and Trust in the Investment Profession
1.20 Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
2.10 Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
2.23 Mergers and Acquisitions
3.40 Professionalism in the Investment Industry
CFA PROGRAM RELEVANT READINGS
79%
Trillion Dollar Bet
“How pair trades can go wrong”
1.36 Market Organization and Structure
1.38 Market Efficiency
1.48 Derivative Markets and Instruments
1.49 Basics of Derivative Pricing and Valuation
1.50 Introduction to Alternative Investments
CFA PROGRAM RELEVANT READINGS
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