Matt Levine

Matt Levine writes the daily "Money Stuff" newsletter for Bloomberg Opinion, one of the most widely read financial commentaries in the US. Before Bloomberg, he was a lawyer at Wachtell Lipton and an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Levine is known for his ability to explain complex financial instruments, transactions, and regulatory developments with unusual clarity, wit, and depth. His newsletter covers securities law, M&A, derivatives, crypto, and market structure. He is often the first person to explain a complex financial story in accessible terms, making him essential reading for financial professionals. His analysis of financial scandals, enforcement actions, and market structure anomalies draws on his legal background to explain the precise mechanisms by which regulations are circumvented, arbitraged, or misinterpreted — providing readers with a level of institutional and legal clarity rarely found in financial journalism.