在危机四伏的投资界，掌管史崔顿·奥克蒙公司的乔丹·贝尔福特（莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥 饰）生活奢侈、实力雄厚。1987年，22岁的乔丹进入罗斯柴尔德公司，从接线员做起，在初级经纪人马克（马修·麦康纳 饰）指点下，进入了股票经纪人充溢毒品和愿望的世界，半年后因“黑色星期一”，乔丹转投靠贩卖“便士股票”的小公司，仰仗巧舌如簧取得成功，与邻居唐尼（乔纳·希尔 饰）和一班冤家另立门户，游走在灰色地带获利... 、In charge of history in crisis of the investment community, triton, Mr Jordan bill ford of company (leonardo dicaprio) life tiny detail, strong. 1987, 22-year-old Jordan into rothschild company, start from the operator, the senior manager mark (Matthew McConaughey) under the guidance, entered the stockbroker world full of drugs and desire, after six months because of the "black Monday", the Jordan to take refuge in small company selling "penny stock", success with finesse, with neighbors downey (jonah hill) and a group of friends set up the portal that profit through grey areas...