Titans: The Rise Of Wall Street

JP's impulsive, risk-taking nature almost costs him everything. But he refuses to back down. Taking control of his father's bank, he is determined to do things his way - and sets his sights high: taking on some of the nation's richest men... in a quest to seize control of America's volatile railroad industry, and transform Wall Street into America's true financial capital.

The two Titans battle for control of America's greatest rail lines, the stock market gets caught up in their games, pushed to new heights only to suddenly come crashing down. The aftermath put's JP Morgan's railroad monopoly in the crosshairs of a new President, Teddy Roosevelt. After his railroad trust is busted, JP Morgan turns an enemy into an ally.

Confronted with the daunting task of building on his father's legacy, Jack also faces challenges from a new generation of bankers. Henry Goldman's visionary retail IPOs at Goldman-Sachs revolutionize Wall Street, and leave many wondering if The House of Morgan's day is done. Then, a financial panic brings the legendary JP out of retirement to stave off an economic disaster.

Jack Morgan knows he must step up, Henry Goldman and Samuel Sachs are moving to seize the future. But when the First World War breaks out in Europe, their plans are sunk as Wall Street's biggest bankers are set against each other, competing for the largest loan in history financing the British and their allies against Germany.

The nation's dominance is fuelled by a historic bull run on Wall Street, and the exploding stock market has drawn a new wave of would-be Titans to New York. While Charles Merrill and Edmund Lynch seek to bring investment to the masses, Joe Kennedy is looking to get rich quick by any means necessary.

Joe Kennedy is one of the few to survive unscathed and he bets that the devastation will only continue. As the Great Depression takes hold, Kennedy becomes richer than ever while the rest of the nation struggles. A new President, FDR, declares Wall Street's Titans responsible for the depression - leading to a showdown with Jack Morgan that captures the nation's attention.

The world's financial capital is caught up in a wave of corporate takeovers that changes the nation's economic landscape... and makes millionaires out of men like Ivan Boesky. But after a deal gone bad nearly destroys him, Boesky starts playing the market with illegal insider information - working with the likes of Martin Siegel and Dennis Levine.

With Milken's backing, Ivan Boesky just can't seem to lose. But his greed threatens to catch up with him as the SEC follows a series of suspicious trades leading them to the men feeding Boeksy his illegal insider tips. As Boesky and Milken's partnership begins to unravel, so does the economy, with Black Monday's crash bringing the stock market to its knees.