From his rise as a penny stock broker to his fall and imprisonment, explore the. Webthe wolf of wall street is a memoir by former stockbroker and trader jordan belfort, first published in september 2007 by bantam books, [1] [2] then adapted into a 2013 film of. Webthe 2013 film the wolf of wall street is based on the true story of new york stockbroker jordan belfort and his associates at stratton oakmont — but the real events.