The Plot:
Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci) is the head of the risk management department at a major New York investment brokerage firm – and is one of the first casualties during an 80 percent layoff. As he leaves, he gives Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) a file he was working on as he warns him to “watch out.”
Finishing Eric’s analysis, Peter discovers that the firm is over-leveraged to the point where a minor fluctuation in the market will create a loss greater than the worth of the entire firm’s holdings.
An emergency board meeting is called and the finger-pointing begins. As Peter witnesses the unraveling of a multi-billion dollar... Margin Call – Reelworld (Kent Tentschert/Carol Hemphill)
The Plot:
Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci) is the head of the risk management department at a major New York investment brokerage firm – and is one of the first casualties during an 80 percent layoff. As he leaves, he gives Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) a file he was working on as he warns him to “watch out.”
Finishing Eric’s analysis, Peter discovers that the firm is over-leveraged to the point where a minor fluctuation in the market will create a loss greater than the worth of the entire firm’s holdings.
An emergency board meeting is called and the finger-pointing begins. As Peter witnesses the unraveling of a multi-billion dollar... 