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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