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There's only a handful of financial movies, let alone financial fraud movies, so while most people have never seen this, they definitely should. Every trader definitely should for it shows what happen Read more...
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"I very much enjoyed this film for two main reasons. Firstly, it closely resembles the book written by Nick Leeson, and secondly it does take slow steps to try and guide the viewer through the complex world of options & futures. The film did leave a realistic impression of what the high-life is Read more...
This reminds me of the old pit trading days. At times hilarious, but a scary look into how quick things can go south. My late trading partner had 1 day that nearly wiped him out back in the 80's.
"This movie is slow and dull. The fact that you know how it ends makes it even worse: it seems like they're trying to build up the tension and let you think that maybe Nick'll see the error of his ways. But then you remember what really happened. The soundtrack made the movie even worse, if that's p Read more...
This was a good trader movie. Based on true events. The movie makes it seem like it was one person's fault which in reality everyone knew what was going on.
Gotta love seeing the big high and mighty bank get taken to the wood chipper. There are probably many other shady things in the market that go on every single day. ACCT: 88888 aka big business off shore bank accounts
True story adaption of the howe one man brought down Bearings Bank. How was one man able to to bring down one of th eoldest merchant banks in the world?
To fully appreciate this movie you have to be a trader, a trader who has experienced losses. Many of the emotions that Nick goes through are similar to the emotions that most people experience when they begin to trade. While Nick's trading style is different than most people's (price arbitrage and h Read more...
The was nice but McGregor' acting was superb.Since it was based on true story of Nick Leeson which amazed the hell outta how can u trust someone so much specially in trading. It's like a Ponzi Scheme thing lol u get your name out there then rip ppl off and then get caught. How become paranoid as hel Read more...
"""That's all the market is... one giant casino."" Work your ass off, make someone else all the money, move to an exotic locale, get an ""88888"" account, a big player with capital, and make all your dreams come true! The success, elation/relief, bonuses, toys... (Insert Jaws theme) Then comes the Read more...
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