• Gordon Gekko is a fictional villain from Oliver Stone’s hit film Wall Street, who has become a cultural symbol of greed.

  • Known for his famous “Greed is good” quote, Gekko is reportedly based on several real-life Wall Street people, including corporate raider Carl Icahn, disgraced stock trader Ivan Boschi, and investor Michael Ovitz.
  • Despite the fact that Gordon Gekko was clearly a villain on Wall Street, many aspiring financiers saw him as a mythical anti-hero and began to imitate his character in real life.