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There’s Something About Martin | Part I | 29

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The Life and Times of Martin Martin

After graduating from Baruch College at just 20 years old, Martin is hired by Kramer Berkowitz as an analyst. He takes jobs at a few other firms over the next few years, using his reputation for being a finance prodigy to climb the ladder on Wall Street. According to Vanity Fair, he becomes Kramer Berkowitz's mole, spying on hedge funds and then sharing the information with the team. A year after founding Alia Capital Management, Martin makes a big gamble; he bets more than $2 million at the market will drop. And when it doesn't, he doesn't have the money to pay back the investment bank, Lehman Brothers. So Lehman Brothers takes Martin to court

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