Stratton Oakmont, the “over-the-counter” brokerage house that Danny Porush and Jordan Belfort started, was based on Long Island. It specialized in selling “penny stocks” — low-cost ...

Danny Porush toldBustle that most of the film is ... is a wildly entertaining exercise on limitless greed. While Jordan Belfort's past crimes helped him make a name for himself after his time ...

Jordan Belfort, who is the inspiration for the movie ... Donnie Azoff was based on real-life Danny Porush, though Porush denies Azoff being anything like him. He even threatened to sue the ...

Investopedia / Joshua Seong Jordan Belfort embodied Wall Street's reputation ... In 1999, Belfort and his associate Danny Porush were indicted for money laundering and securities fraud.

EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Belfort, the real-life Wolf of Wall Street, who was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's movie, set up Stratton Oakmont in the late ‘80s with Danny Porush.

Stratton Oakmont, an over-the-counter New York brokerage firm, was founded in 1989 by Jordan Belfort and his business partner Danny Porush. At its peak, the company reached a valuation of around ...