Neil Cavuto interviews Yahoos Jerry Yang (1998)Jonathan Hoenig2024-10-11 | Neil Cavuto interviews Yahoos Jerry Yang (1998)Jonathan Hoenig on Dogs and Pets w/Charly Arnolt on Outkick 2/15/24Jonathan Hoenig2024-02-22 | Jonathan Hoenig from Capitalistpig.com and his pup Snacky joined Charly Arnolt on "Outkick The Morning" to talk about his new book, 'Can You Really Love a Dog? Leonard Peikoff and Ayn Rand on Pets". amazon.com/Can-You-Really-Love-Dog/dp/B0CNH7M618NEW: Can You Really Love a Dog? Leonard Peikoff and Ayn Rand on PetsJonathan Hoenig2023-11-20 | What's the philosophy behind owning a pet? What was Ayn Rand like with her cats? Why is the death of a pet so devastating and how can you most enjoy them in life? Leonard Peikoff, foremost interpreter of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism, answers these and other questions in this charming new book about pets.
Featuring previously unpublished pictures of Ayn Rand with her cats and brand-new material from Leonard Peikoff, this absorbing book makes an amusing and thought-provoking compendium on pets from the world’s foremost Objectivists. In this collection of essays, stories, and photos, Peikoff delves with insight, humor, and philosophy into the meaning of loving a pet.
From Ayn Rand’s lighter side as a cat owner to Leonard Peikoff’s advice on how to cope with the loss of a beloved canine friend, Can You Really Love a Dog? promises to add value to every moment of your life with a cat or dog. The perfect gift for the pet lover who thinks.
Available at Amazon.Can You Really Love a Dog: Leonard Peikoff and Ayn Rand on Pets (at Amazon)Jonathan Hoenig2023-11-18 | Is there philosophy behind owning a pet? What was Ayn Rand like with her cats? Why is the death of a pet so devastating and how can you most enjoy them in life? Leonard Peikoff, foremost interpreter of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism, answers these and other questions in this charming new book about pets.
Featuring previously unpublished pictures of Ayn Rand with her cats and brand-new material from Leonard Peikoff, this absorbing book makes an amusing and thought-provoking compendium on pets from the world’s foremost Objectivists. In this collection of essays, stories, and photos, Peikoff delves with insight, humor, and philosophy into the meaning of loving a pet.
From Ayn Rand’s lighter side as a cat owner to Leonard Peikoff’s advice on how to cope with the loss of a beloved canine friend, Can You Really Love a Dog? promises to add value to every moment of your life with a cat or dog. The perfect gift for the pet lover who thinks.
Available at Amazon.PIT TRADING 101 (2013 Documentary film by Jonathan Hoenig)Jonathan Hoenig2023-08-08 | Imagine a job that required you to stand on your feet for seven straight hours, frantically screaming and yelling, while making bets worth $10,000, $50,000 or even $100,000. But this isn’t Las Vegas – it’s a trading pit.
At the peak of the mid-90’s market frenzy, over 10,000 traders worked on the floors of Chicago’s four major exchanges. Trillions of dollars’ worth of commodities were exchanged with just a flick of a wrist or motion of the hand. While an outsider might see this environment as complete chaos, it was actually quite the opposite. Open outcry, a style of communication relying on specific gestures and vocal cues was a sort of secret language unique to traders; one that has never been replicated elsewhere.
Aspiring traders often got their foot in the through apprenticeships or connections; but others attended the University of Trading, a weekend course offered at the CME, where they learned the how to communicate orders with their hands and practiced making trades with brokers in the pit.
A documentary film crew was given rare access to tape this particular class, which happened to include a young trader named Jonathan Hoenig. The resulting footage was never used and sat, untouched, for 17 years. During that time, the entire industry disappeared. This film is a look back at a job, an industry and a world that no longer exists.
Pit Trading 101 is a must-see for anyone who has ever dreamt of putting on a trading jacket and stepping into the true last bastion of pure, physical trade. For computer trading jockeys; this film shows how trading used to be done, where success was dependent not only on making trades, but on one’s self-confidence and ability to have enough physical presence to stand out in the crowd.
On a cold Saturday in 1996, a small group of aspiring traders gathered in a classroom at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to participate in the University of Trading. Open to anyone who wanted to attend, the students learned about pit trading, the legendary system of “open outcry” trading pioneered in Chicago’s famous futures pits.
Back then, the world markets were booming and the trading floors in Chicago were the center of the financial universe. Traders were like rock stars, making money hand over fist while chatting it up with Maria Bartiromo on CNBC after the close.
On this day, these men and women would experience first-hand what it felt like to put on a trading jacket and make trades in the CME’s currency pits; to experience that thrill and know if they were cut out for a job as a pit trader. Some people were hooked immediately, while others quickly learned that it wasn’t for them.
In 1996, there were over 10,000 floor traders working in Chicago’s four exchanges, making it the trading capital of the world, a bastion of U.S. capitalism. By 2013, there were less than 250 left as a result of computerized trading. This film is a look back at a job, an industry and a world that no longer exists.
Pit trading was unique to the Chicago way of life for over 100 years. The four financial exchanges: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the Chicago Stock Exchange (CSE) were important financial hubs and the liquidity these traders provided was critically important to the entire world.
The average person, observing the trading floor from one of the viewing stations, would see a chaotic mass of sweaty bodies, standing shoulder-to-shoulder, shouting and making incomprehensible hand gestures. But in reality, pit trading was an orderly process. The hand signals were used to communicate orders; once mastered, the traders could communicate faster with gestures than they could with their voices.
The trading floor attracted people from all walks of life. You didn’t need an Ivy League degree; in fact, you didn’t need a diploma at all. A mix of intelligence, physicality, independence and tenacity enabled a person to thrive as a pit trader. You needed to be able to take a risk and think for yourself, to differentiate yourself and stand out in the crowd. These are lessons that transcend the pit.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Chagrin Documentary Film Festival (2014), International Film Awards Berlin (2014), Sunset International Film Festival (2014)
Jonathan Hoenig, Producer, is managing member at Capitalistpig Hedge Fund LLC. A former floor trader at the Chicago Board of Trade, Hoenig's first book, Greed is Good was published by HarperCollins. He is a frequent commentator in the financial press, and has written for publications including The Wall Street Journal Europe, Wired, Maxim and Chicago Sun-Times. Jonathan was named one of Crain's "Forty Under Forty".Tori Amos, 10/1/1994, Pick-Saiger Concert Hall, Northwestern UniversityJonathan Hoenig2023-06-17 | Tori Amos live at Northwestern University, 10/1/1994.Late Nights Seth Meyers’ college improv setJonathan Hoenig2023-03-30 | In 1992, while a student, Seth Meyers from NBC's "Late Night" performed in a Northwestern University comedy troupe called "Mee-Ow" in Evanston, IL.With Love to Frisco, Our St. Bernese. Forever in our hearts.Jonathan Hoenig2023-01-22 | "It is possible to love an animal. Not like PETA, though, who love animals indiscriminately, but a specific animal. I would justify on that on the grounds that love, in Ayn Rand’s definition, is a response which is irreplaceable, that nothing else can fill its place." --Leonard PeikoffNightTalk Intro (1992)Jonathan Hoenig2023-01-12 | Introduction to "Night Talk w/ Jon Hoenig" (1992, WNTH, 88.1FM)
Announcer: Matt FreedmanTender: A Short Film | Jonathan Hoenig, Michael A. Stock, Sarthak BangaJonathan Hoenig2022-10-17 | Money just ain't what it used to be.
Photography: Sarthak Banga
Writer: Michael A. Stock
Producer: Jonathan Hoenig
Featuring: Jerome Beck Chanell Bell Lyndsey Bentham Deb Doetzer Matt Doherty Lee Ernst Alexandra Hellquist Korey Joseph Eli Katz Fannie Kalis Jeanine Marshall Carolyn Moore Steve Mize Michael A. Stock Dustin Valenta
Music: "Telephone and Rubber Band" Written by Simon Jeffers Performed by the Cafe Penguin Orchestra
Inspired by: Talk Radio. Directed by Oliver Stone, performance and writing by Eric Bogosian. 1988.
(c) 2022 CapitalistpigMandy Patinkin WNTH 88.1FM station ID, circa 1991Jonathan Hoenig2022-03-21 | Legendary Broadway and TV star Mandy Patinkin records a station ID for WNTH 88.FM in the early 1990s.
Audio: Jonathan HoenigDr. Joycelyn Elders WNUR 89.3 FM station ID, 1995Jonathan Hoenig2022-03-21 | Dr. Joycelyn Elders station ID for WNUR 89.3FM, recorded by Jonathan Hoenig in the wake of Dr. Elder's firing from by President Clinton.Robin Leach promo for Capitalistpig w/Jonathan Hoenig, 1998Jonathan Hoenig2022-03-21 | Robin Leach, the much beloved entertainment reporter and host of "Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous" does a promo hit for Capitalistpig Radio with Jonathan Hoenig, now of Fox Business and Capitalistpig.comLouis Rukeyser with Jonathan Hoenig on WVMP AM 1000, Capitalist Pig Radio circa 1999Jonathan Hoenig2022-03-20 | Jonathan Hoenig, now of Fox News and Capitalistpig Asset Management, interviewed legendary market analyst Louis Rukeyser in 1999 on WVMP AM 1000, Chicago.Gladiators of the 70s - WNTH 88.1FM Radio, featuring Jonathan Hoenig, Bill Wolkoff circa 1998Jonathan Hoenig2022-03-20 | Gladiators of the 70s was a influential but strangely short-lived 1970s-themed radio show hosted by Jonathan Hoenig and Bill Wolkoff on WNTH 88.1FM, n the early 1990s. Airing live from New Trier High School, it lasted a year. That's good because that's how you establish a cult.Superfly (1988), Rare Bill Wolkoff student film featuring Jonathan HoenigJonathan Hoenig2021-08-29 | In Summer of 1988, writer-director Bill Wolkoff gathered a group of classmates to produce “Superfly: a tribute to Curtis Mayfield”.
Shot in the Chicago suburbs on full-size VHS, then bumped to 3/4 inch video for editing, then back down to VHS, then DVD, then YouTube.
Wolkoff has gone on to enjoy a successful career in Hollywood. Most recently, he developed, executive produced, and served as co-showrunner for Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020), an animated saga produced by Dreamworks TV. Before that, he was a writer and story editor on ABC's hit series Once Upon a Time (2011). He was also on staff for the Emmy-nominated Star Wars Rebels (2014), and he served as the co-head writer for Disney XD's visually groundbreaking TRON: Uprising (2012). He also appeared in The New Guy (2002) as "Music Store Manager". imdb.com/name/nm1134267
Jonathan Hoenig, an 8th grader when he appeared in the film, is now a professional hedge fund manager, author and Fox News Contributor. (http://www.capitalistpig.com)Price is Primary | .netJonathan Hoenig2021-08-28 | Prepare to transform how you look at the markets and invest. PriceIsPrimary.netPriceIsPrimary.netJonathan Hoenig2021-07-21 | How to profit in any asset, at any time, now or in the future.
PriceIsPrimary.netRodney King, 1992, WNTH 88.1FM CoverageJonathan Hoenig2021-06-19 | In April 1992, high school radio station WNTH 88.1 FM covered the Rodney King riots in real time.Jonathan Hoenig on MTV (1996) 1 of 3Jonathan Hoenig2021-05-18 | In 1997, Jonathan Hoenig was profiled by MTV while attending Northwestern University, working at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and starting Capitalistpig.com Jonathan Hoenig on MTV's True Life (1997) 1 of 3Daymond John interview w/Neil Cavuto on Fox News (late 1990s)Jonathan Hoenig2021-03-21 | In the late 1990s, long before the success of "Shark Tank", Daymond John, the founder and CEO of FUBU was interviewed by Fox News' Neil Cavuto on the then-brand-new Fox News Channel.Jonathan Hoenig on CLTV in Chicago, 1998Jonathan Hoenig2021-02-11 | As a college student at Northwestern University, Jonathan Hoenig is interviewed in 1998 on Tribune's CLTV about the bull market in stocks and how young investors especially should adopt a long-term perspective.Screened By Teens: The New Russian Revolution (Sneak Previews, PBS)Jonathan Hoenig2021-01-14 | Jonathan Hoenig, Kenya Kimball, Julie Tsai and Ira Murfin are among the teens who reviewed movies in the early 1990s on PBS's "Sneak Previews".
The New Russian Revolution, 1991Why has it worked for you? Because its true.Jonathan Hoenig2020-12-19 | Q: Why has it worked for you?
A: Because it's true. Because it corresponds to reality...therefore it permits me to deal with reality properly. And first of all it tells me I have to use my judgement. Not my emotions, my judgement."
Hot Shots, 1991Bill Cosby Station ID, WNTH 88.1FMJonathan Hoenig2020-10-25 | In the late 1970s, Bill Cosby recorded a series of station IDs for WNTH 88.1FM, New Trier High School's student radio station located in Winnetka, IL.Ken Kurson on WNUR 89.3FM Evanston w/Jonathan Hoenig 1997Jonathan Hoenig2020-10-23 | Ken Kurson, musician and former Editor of the New York Observer, appeared on Northwestern University's student radio station in 1997 WNUR 89.3FM with Jonathan Hoenig while he was working as a financial journalist and publisher of Green, his 1990s financial 'zine.Bailey the St. Bernese, hard at workJonathan Hoenig2020-10-16 | Bailey is a 10-year-old, 140 lb. St. Bernese that enjoys snacking, cuddle sessions and chewing ice in his free time.Screened By Teens: Bill & Teds Bogus Journey, (Sneak Previews, PBS, 1991)Jonathan Hoenig2020-10-10 | Jonathan Hoenig, Vincent Schleitweiler, Kelly Tsai and Tony Bravo are among the teens who reviewed movies in the early 1990s on PBS's "Sneak Previews".
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, 1991Screened By Teens: Medicine Man, (Sneak Previews, PBS, 1992)Jonathan Hoenig2020-09-10 | Jonathan Hoenig, Kenya Kimball, Julie Tsai and Michael D'Alba are among the teens who reviewed movies in the early 1990s on PBS's "Sneak Previews".
Medicine Man, 1992Screened By Teens: Sarah Plain and Tall, (Sneak Previews, PBS, 1991)Jonathan Hoenig2020-09-04 | Jonathan Hoenig, Kenya Kimball, Kelly Tsai and Michael D'Alba are among the teens who reviewed movies in the early 1990s on PBS's "Sneak Previews".
Sarah Plain and Tall, 1991Screened By Teens: Only The Lonely, (Sneak Previews, PBS, 1991)Jonathan Hoenig2020-08-19 | Jonathan Hoenig, Jennifer Reed, Kryston Thrasher and Kelly Tsai are among the teens who reviewed movies in the early 1990s on PBS's "Sneak Previews".
Hot Shots, 1991Ed Tyll endorses Jonathan Hoenig, WMVP AM 1000, 1991Jonathan Hoenig2020-08-09 | In 1991, Chicago radio host Ed Tyll made a kind on-air endorsement of his intern, high school student Jonathan Hoenig, on his last day. Heard on WMVP AM 1000, 1991.Cashin In with Terry Keenan Show Intro (Fox News Channel) early 2000sJonathan Hoenig2020-08-09 | Terry Keenan was an American economic/business columnist for the New York Post, and a former anchor for the Cable News Network (CNN). Keenan was host of the Fox Business Network's stocks/investment news program Cashin' In from 2002 to 2009, and a senior business correspondent for the Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network.
Quite simply one of the best business reporters ever to play the game.Rose Polenzani demo recording, early 1990sJonathan Hoenig2020-08-08 | Musician Rose Polenzani performs in a demo recording, early 1990s.Interview with Sarkis Tashjian on WNTH Radio, circa 1992Jonathan Hoenig2020-08-08 | Sarkis Tashjian, owner of his namesake cafe in Evanston, is interviewed by Jonathan Hoenig on WNTH 88.1FM, New Trier High School's radio station in in 1992. Topics covered include his favorite sandwich and the meaning of life.
Sarkis died in 2018. chicago.suntimes.com/2018/6/26/18408323/sarkis-tashjian-who-fed-students-and-a-president-at-sarkis-cafe-has-died-at-86WNTH 88.1FM, New Trier High School radios first broadcast in 1961Jonathan Hoenig2020-08-08 | WNTH 88.1FM, New Trier High School radio's first broadcast, from Winnetka IL.Jonathan Hoenig reports on Y2K bug on WFLD-TV, December 31, 1999Jonathan Hoenig2020-08-08 | On December 31, 1999, Jonathan Hoenig of Capitalistipig.com was reporting from WFLD-TV Channel 32 in Chicago on potential disruptions to the financial system as a result of the "Y2K Bug".Screened By Teens: Casablanca, 1992 (Sneak Previews, PBS)Jonathan Hoenig2020-08-06 | Jonathan Hoenig, Vincent Schleitweiler, Kelly Tsai and Kryston Thrasher are among the teens who reviewed movies in the early 1990s on PBS's "Sneak Previews".
Casablanca, 1992Screened By Teens: Deceived (Sneak Previews, PBS)Jonathan Hoenig2020-08-06 | Jonathan Hoenig, Tony Bravo, Kelly Tsai and Vincent Schleitwiler are among the teens who reviewed movies in the early 1990s on PBS's "Sneak Previews".
Deceived, 1991Screened By Teens: REM This Film is On, Eric Clapton 24 Nights (Sneak Previews, PBS)Jonathan Hoenig2020-08-06 | Jonathan Hoenig, Tony Bravo, Kelly Tsai and Kelli Tsai are among the teens who reviewed movies in the early 1990s on PBS's "Sneak Previews".
REM: This Film is On, Eric Claption: 24 Nights, 1991Leo Melamed, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, WNUR-FM ProfileJonathan Hoenig2020-08-06 | In December 1996, financier Leo Melamed was profiled on "Capitalist Pig with Jonathan Hoenig' on Northwestern University's WNUR 89.3FM radio.Hes got something no gambler has ever had...Jonathan Hoenig2020-06-23 | A familier explanation of overconfidence bias commonplace in both gamblers and investors.Yaron Brook on A New Textbook of AmericanismJonathan Hoenig2020-06-01 | On the May 25, 2020 edition of his eponymous show, Yaron Brook discusses "A New Textbook of Americanism" by Ayn Rand.Frisco the St. Bernese restsJonathan Hoenig2020-04-19 | Frisco, the 140-lb St. Bernese, enjoys an afternoon rest.
St. Bernese are a combination of St. Bernard and Bernese Mountain Dogs.St. Bernese celebrates PassoverJonathan Hoenig2020-04-12 | Frisco, the 140-pound St. Bernese, celebrates Passover by enjoying traditional Matzah.
(St. Bernese are a mix of St. Bernard and Bernese Mountain Dogs).Peter Navarro refuses to admit Americans pay Trumps tariffsJonathan Hoenig2020-04-04 | For years, President Trump and his trade advisor Peter Navarro have insisted that China, not Americans, are paying Trump's tariffs. Navarro can't answer the question without obfuscating and attacking the questioner.An Ace that You Can Keep: Jonathan Hoenig applies The Gambler to the stock marketJonathan Hoenig2020-03-23 | Hedge fund manager Jonathan Hoenig applies lessons learned from Kenny Rogers' 'The Gambler" to stock investing and money management. Originally aired 8/14/2017Introduction to Objective InvestingJonathan Hoenig2019-08-17 | Jonathan Hoenig of Capitalistpig.com on markets, life and philosophy.
"What's on Your Screen?"Introduction to Objective InvestingJonathan Hoenig2019-08-17 | ...