CDOs
If you're like us, then you still had some questions about the nature of a CDO, or collateralized debt obligation, after finishing The Big Short. That's no accident. These things were expressly des...
The Venetian
Although it doesn't involve any Hangover-style hijinks, our heroes' trip to Las Vegas for the big subprime mortgage conference teaches them a lot about this hellish industry—and provides us reade...
Deviled Eggs
Our final course in The Big Short is a deviled egg, which author Michael Lewis enjoys while grabbing lunch with John Gutfreund, his former boss at Salomon Brothers. Take a look:Now I see he'd order...