索罗斯等四位商界大亨的第一份工作

    卡尔•伊坎

    卡尔•伊坎的母亲希望将他培养成一名医生，但经过一番尝试，他发现自己无法实现母亲的梦想，于是就选择从医学院退学，并在1961年成为德雷福斯公司一名初级股票经纪人。他工作努力，并利用自己对金融交易的洞察力，扩展了可转换套利的概念，据此为自己后来的金融帝国打下了坚实的根基。1968年，伊坎在纽约证券交易所获得了一个席位，并创办了自己的经纪公司Icahn & Co., Inc。

    伊坎曾在雷诺、纳贝斯克和德士古等公司担任各种高层职位，在金融界与商界获得了足够的地位与尊敬。目前，他在伊坎企业公司担任总裁，该公司是一家多样化经营的上市公司。伊坎在金融行业的影响力如此之大，以至于他的交易活动甚至获得了一个独特的绰号——“伊坎上涨”，即当他开始买进某家公司的股票时，该公司股票价格就会上涨。如今，伊坎不仅通过自己的交易行为，还通过鼓励更多的股东行动起来，对金融行业施加影响。

    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.