How Ivan Boesky became one of the most infamous figures on Wall Street and the inspiration for Gordon Gekko by OverviewFX | May 20, 2024 | Stocks Ivan Boesky’s 1986 guilty plea to insider trading, accompanied by a then-record $100 million fine, brought to a close a period of roaring 1980s exorbitance on Wall Street and beyond that became the calling card of the so-called Me Generation. Share it on social networks