Against the Rules · October 28, 2025 · 26m

The FrontPoint Boys

Danny Moses, Porter Collins, Vincent Daniel

Michael Lewis catches up with the traders from FrontPoint Partners who famously bet against the subprime housing market—the characters immortalized in The Big Short. They discuss how they spotted the bubble early, the personal and professional risks they took by betting against the herd, and what being right did to their lives after the crash. The conversation reveals the lasting impact of their prescient, contrarian trade.

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Highlights

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Betting Against the Subprime Market

FrontPoint Partners' traders identified the housing bubble early and placed massive bets against subprime mortgage bonds despite industry ridicule.

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The Aftermath of Being Right

Michael Lewis reunites with the FrontPoint traders to explore how being right about the financial crisis changed them personally and professionally.

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The Big Short as a Cultural Case Study

The story of the FrontPoint boys became a template for contrarian investing and is now a cultural reference point for spotting unsustainable bubbles.

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References

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The Big Short — Michael Lewis (2010) — The book that immortalized the FrontPoint Partners traders

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