Convicted insider trader Ivan Boesky, inspiration for Gordon Gekko in ‘Wall Street,’ dead at 87

Ivan F. Boesky, the flamboyant stock trader who worked with the government to uncover one of Wall Street’s biggest insider trading scandals, has died at the age of 87. His daughter Marianne Boesky said: monday new york times Boesky’s wife confirmed Boesky’s death to the Washington Post, saying he died in his sleep. His cause […]