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reporter: Icahn began
with options and arbitrage. Then in 1979,
he had a new idea: takeovers. He told Uncle Elliot he was going to start going
after undervalued companies. I said, "Well, what do you know
about undervalued companies?" He says, "Look,
I'm going to do it." I said, "Carl, forget it."
I thought he was crazy
with options and arbitrage. Then in 1979,
he had a new idea: takeovers. He told Uncle Elliot he was going to start going
after undervalued companies. I said, "Well, what do you know
about undervalued companies?" He says, "Look,
I'm going to do it." I said, "Carl, forget it."
I thought he was crazy
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reporter: Icahn began
with options and arbitrage.
00:00:04.209 --> 00:00:07.543
Then in 1979,
he had a new idea: takeovers.
00:00:07.625 --> 00:00:09.292
He told Uncle Elliot
00:00:09.376 --> 00:00:12.292
he was going to start going
after undervalued companies.
00:00:12.376 --> 00:00:15.334
I said, "Well, what do you know
about undervalued companies?"
00:00:15.417 --> 00:00:17.625
He says, "Look,
I'm going to do it."
00:00:17.708 --> 00:00:20.875
I said, "Carl, forget it."
I thought he was crazy.
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Movie Summary
Explores the fascinating contradictions at the heart of the famed financier, Carl Icahn. Amassing close to $20 billion dollars over the last half century and at the forefront of some of the most legendary business deals of our times.
