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    • ANNE STUHLER (Production Designer)
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BOILER ROOM TERMINOLOGY

ABC – Stands for the motto “Always Be Closing,” from David Mamet´s Glengarry Glen Ross, a bible of bad behaviour for the boiler room set.

COLD CALL – A sales call to a customer who does not know you or your product; the initial pitch to reel the customer in.

Hustle –  Do work hard and do whatever it takes to get ahead and make money. Hustle is also a British term for scamming people.

IPO – Stands for initial public offering; a company´s first offering of stock to the public, often followed by a rapid rise in price in the case of a “hot” stock.

NASD – The National Association of Securities Dealers, the self-regulation body of the securities industry, which develops trading rules and conducts reviews of members´ activities.

OPENER – Usually a junior broker or trainee who “opens” the customer with a cold call, before a senior broker comes in for the hard-sell close.

PIKER – A coward, a chicken, a spoil sport – in the boiler room, it refers to a customer who commits to a buy but then doesn´t send a check.

PITCH THE BITCH – sell stock to women, a boiler room no-no.

RIP – The broker´s commission for making a stock trade.

SEC – Securities Exchange Commission, federal agency that regulates the securities industry.

SERIES SEVEN – A standardized course of study that certifies a person to become a stockbroker.

WHALE – A customer with a vast net income

WOOD – A cold call that gets no results for the senior broker

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About

MPAA: Rated R
Directed by: Ben Younger
Studio: New Line Cinema
Running Time: 128 minutes
Movie Rating: R

Cast

Giovanni Ribisi
Vin Diesel
Ben Affleck
Jamie Kennedy
Scott Caan
Ron Rifkin
Nicky Katt
Nia Long
Taylor Nichols
Tom Everett Scott
David Younger

Crew

Ben Younger Director
Ben Younger Screenwriter
Jennifer Todd Producer
Suzanne Todd Producer
Enrique Chediak Photography
Chris Peppe Editor
Ann Stuhler Production Designer
Julia Caston Costume Designer
Angel Composer
John Papsidera Casting

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