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Greg Lippmann Is Not a Jerk

You know, a lot of people think that because of the way he delighted in the collapse of the housing market—not to mention made $100 million in a single week on credit default swaps — that former Deutsche Bank bond trader Greg Lippman is kind of a jerk. While he acknowledges that his actions as described in the books The Big Short and The Greatest Trade Ever were “based in fact,” Lippman disputes this characterization. “I don’t think I’m a jerk, ” he tells the Observer this week. “I’m a nice guy.” He goes on to demonstrate this.

What can he say? Sometimes innocent, friendly, middle-aged women have to suffer to ensure the efficiency of the markets.

Mr. Bubble Bounces Back: Greg Lippmann Leaves Joke T-Shirts, Daily Sushi and the Glorious Bust Behind Him [NYO]

Greg Lippmann Is Not a Jerk