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Billion Dollar Day
1985 · Film · documentary · 30 min
Billion Dollar Day is a documentary about currency trading created by the British Broadcasting Corporation on June, 4th 1985. The documentary focuses on three traders, each located in New York, London and Hong Kong. The traders are followed throughout a typical day in order to demonstrate the challenges and dedication of each trader. More than a Billion is exchanged during the course of 24 hours while trading GBP, USD and German Marks. The documentary is considered a landmark in International Business Schools and currency trading circles.
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If this floats your boat you should also check out a BBC documentary from just about that time
Billion Dollar Day - a 1986 documentary about currency (forex) speculative trading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNmbjQhTHnE
Two interesting things. Almost everyone retires from dealing by age 30. And its amazing, given our current age of anonymity in markets and robo trading, just how personal FX markets used to be. Almost akin to a sitting around a poker table. With your counterparts halfway around the globe, setting bull traps ;)
Regarding the role of luck. Given current global macroeconomic policy seems to be determined on the merest whims of authoritarian regimes. There is an interesting strategy that comes with fading spikes in EM FX volatility. Very illiquid. It's pretty much casino gaming. But with monthly swings in 25%+ range!