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Howie Hubler is an employee at Morgan Stanley who makes arguably the worst trade in the history of Wall Street. He takes a long position on the subprime market, which is exactly the opposite of what traders like Mike Burry and Greg Lippman are doing. Though Hubler is cynical, he isn’t cynical enough, and his seemingly successful trades eventually end up losing Morgan Stanley billions of dollars.
Howie Hubler Quotes in The Big Short
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Chapter 9
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Howie Hubler had grown up in New Jersey and played football at Montclair State College. Everyone who met him noticed his thick football neck and his great huge head and his overbearing manner, which was interpreted as both admirably direct and a mask. He was loud and headstrong and bullying.
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In the murky and curious period from early February to June 2007, the subprime mortgage market resembled a giant helium balloon, bound to earth by a dozen or so big Wall Street firms. Each firm held its rope; one by one, they realized that no matter how strongly they pulled, the balloon would eventually lift them off their feet.
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Howie Hubler Quotes in The Big Short
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Chapter 9
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Howie Hubler had grown up in New Jersey and played football at Montclair State College. Everyone who met him noticed his thick football neck and his great huge head and his overbearing manner, which was interpreted as both admirably direct and a mask. He was loud and headstrong and bullying.
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In the murky and curious period from early February to June 2007, the subprime mortgage market resembled a giant helium balloon, bound to earth by a dozen or so big Wall Street firms. Each firm held its rope; one by one, they realized that no matter how strongly they pulled, the balloon would eventually lift them off their feet.
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