Traders: Millions by the Minute

“At last, a shrewd doc about the nitty-gritty of financial markets. Film-maker Kim Duke has got access to the day-to-day roulette wheels of casino capitalism. It’s an eye-opener.”

Radio Times

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1 X 60’ BBC2

A rare glimpse inside the fiercely competitive world of financial traders, who play the markets in London, New York, Chicago and Amsterdam. Manhattan hedge fund manager Karen believes money is power, as she juggles two sets of twins, a busy social calendar and her $200 million fund. At the world’s biggest commodities market in Chicago Bob stands to win or lose a fortune in an instant, a high stakes contest he finds highly addictive. London traders Piers and Will warn their trainees that mastering the psychological skills required for trading is far harder than learning the technicalities. It’s a ruthless job, requiring a stomach for risk and nerves of steel.

“Fascinating. Follows the people who play the biggest risk-reward game in town.” 

The Times

“Intelligent. An inside view of everyone’s favourite villain: the financial trader.” 

The Telegraph

“Keenly Observed. Reveals the world of trading as full of surprises.” 

Financial Times

“Eye-opening. All the traders were confronting the same psychological challenge: risk. Getting comfortable with risk can make fortunes, ruin marriages, give you a newly Zen perspective or just kill you stone-dead from a heart attack. As Bob said: ‘It’s about money, but it’s about everything else too’.” 

The Independent

“Their job, once based on years of market knowledge, sharp instincts and human understanding, has now become complicated by algorithm-crunching computers, facelessly beating them to every trade. They were men clearly on the way out and, funnily enough, I actually felt for them.” 

The Express