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Open Outcry
2001 · Film · documentary · 57 min
Directed by Jon Else
A fascinating look at the high-speed, high-power trading floor of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Director Jon Else explores this hectic, noisy, seemingly chaotic workplace with his signature style -- eschewing narration in favor of long, real-time shots that bring the viewer right into the heart-stopping action of the trading floor. He reveals the traders' sudden wealth, sudden disaster, and grace under pressure as they exchange billions of dollars in futures and options contracts - for cattle, pork bellies, Eurodollars and the Nasdaq-100 futures. Also revealed is the endangerment of the open outcry trading system as the digital revolution replaces it at many of the world's financial exchanges.
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I notice that the first video is from a PBS programme. Funny thing, I first learned about the hand signals from another PBS production, Open Outcry (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816256/). It was once uploaded to Youtube in several parts, but unfortunately I cannot find the playlist anymore.