Trading documentaries every trader should watch.
These are timeless gems that are relevant across time and markets.
The last three trading documentaries cover the drastic changes technology has brought to financial markets. They attempt to show you what’s inside the black boxes of algorithmic high-frequency trading.
FLOORED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--H8SY334Zw
Floored is an inspiring documentary that includes interviews with traders of all stripes.
I like that it covers the impact of their trading career on their life beyond the pits. It also highlights the need to stay adaptable if you want to survive through dramatic market changes.
BILLION DOLLAR DAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxlTHZ0GmxU
This BBC documentary was released more than 30 years ago and offers time tunnel to the past.
It follows three traders for 24 hours during which they transact over 1 billion dollars in the most significant financial market in the world: forex.
THE WALL STREET CODE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aoocwqm4dWs
The Wall Street Code investigates the influence of algorithmic trading on the financial markets.
It focuses on the manipulation of the markets with high-frequency trading (HFT).
MONEY AND SPEED: INSIDE THE BLACK BOX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq1Ln1UCoEU
Based on real events, it tells the story of the 6th May 2010 Flash Crash, a trillion dollar stock market crash that lasted 9 minutes.
Look inside the black boxes controlling the fate of our sophisticated financial markets.
QUANT: THE ALCHEMIST OF WALL STREET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed2FWNWwE3I
Machines. AI. Robots. Are they taking over Wall Street?
This documentary investigates the impact of quantitative geniuses on financial markets.
Some are timeless classics. Well worth an evening watching when the markets are closed for the weekend.
All the best.
These are timeless gems that are relevant across time and markets.
The last three trading documentaries cover the drastic changes technology has brought to financial markets. They attempt to show you what’s inside the black boxes of algorithmic high-frequency trading.
FLOORED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--H8SY334Zw
Floored is an inspiring documentary that includes interviews with traders of all stripes.
I like that it covers the impact of their trading career on their life beyond the pits. It also highlights the need to stay adaptable if you want to survive through dramatic market changes.
BILLION DOLLAR DAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxlTHZ0GmxU
This BBC documentary was released more than 30 years ago and offers time tunnel to the past.
It follows three traders for 24 hours during which they transact over 1 billion dollars in the most significant financial market in the world: forex.
THE WALL STREET CODE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aoocwqm4dWs
The Wall Street Code investigates the influence of algorithmic trading on the financial markets.
It focuses on the manipulation of the markets with high-frequency trading (HFT).
MONEY AND SPEED: INSIDE THE BLACK BOX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq1Ln1UCoEU
Based on real events, it tells the story of the 6th May 2010 Flash Crash, a trillion dollar stock market crash that lasted 9 minutes.
Look inside the black boxes controlling the fate of our sophisticated financial markets.
QUANT: THE ALCHEMIST OF WALL STREET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed2FWNWwE3I
Machines. AI. Robots. Are they taking over Wall Street?
This documentary investigates the impact of quantitative geniuses on financial markets.
Some are timeless classics. Well worth an evening watching when the markets are closed for the weekend.
All the best.
The most violent element in society is IGNORANCE
Enjoyed watching here is one about pit trader
