????卡爾?伊坎

????卡爾?伊坎的母親希望將他培養(yǎng)成一名醫(yī)生，但經(jīng)過一番嘗試，他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己無法實(shí)現(xiàn)母親的夢(mèng)想，于是就選擇從醫(yī)學(xué)院退學(xué)，并在1961年成為德雷福斯公司一名初級(jí)股票經(jīng)紀(jì)人。他工作努力，并利用自己對(duì)金融交易的洞察力，擴(kuò)展了可轉(zhuǎn)換套利的概念，據(jù)此為自己后來的金融帝國打下了堅(jiān)實(shí)的根基。1968年，伊坎在紐約證券交易所獲得了一個(gè)席位，并創(chuàng)辦了自己的經(jīng)紀(jì)公司Icahn & Co., Inc。

????伊坎曾在雷諾、納貝斯克和德士古等公司擔(dān)任各種高層職位，在金融界與商界獲得了足夠的地位與尊敬。目前，他在伊坎企業(yè)公司擔(dān)任總裁，該公司是一家多樣化經(jīng)營的上市公司。伊坎在金融行業(yè)的影響力如此之大，以至于他的交易活動(dòng)甚至獲得了一個(gè)獨(dú)特的綽號(hào)——“伊坎上漲”，即當(dāng)他開始買進(jìn)某家公司的股票時(shí)，該公司股票價(jià)格就會(huì)上漲。如今，伊坎不僅通過自己的交易行為，還通過鼓勵(lì)更多的股東行動(dòng)起來，對(duì)金融行業(yè)施加影響。

????Carl Icahn

????After a failed attempt at fulfilling his mother’s dream of raising a doctor, Carl Icahn dropped out of medical school and in 1961 began working as an entry-levelstockbroker for Dreyfus & Company. He was diligent at his work and used his insight into financial transactions to expand the concept of convertible arbitrage, which he then used to build the foundation of his considerable financial empire. By 1968, Icahn had secured a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and launched his brokerage firm, Icahn & Co., Inc.

????Icahn gained stature and respect in the finance and business industries after venturing into a variety of senior level positions at companies like RJR, Nabisco and Texaco. Today he is the president of Icahn Enterprises, LP, a versatile and publicly traded company. Icahn carries such weight in the finance industry that his trading activity has garnered its own moniker – the Icahn Lift, which refers to the escalation in the stock price that occurs when he starts buying shares in a company. Icahn exerts influence on the finance industrytoday not just with his buying behavior but by encouraging increased shareholder activism.