Floored (2009)

For some people, risking everything is nothing.

Director:

James Allen Smith

Writers:

Andrew McAllister, James Allen Smith

Stars:

Bobby Ansani, Jeff Ansani, Ron Beebe

Cast

Credited cast:
Bobby Ansani	...	Himself - Jeff's Son
Jeff Ansani	...	Himself - Floor Clerk
Ron Beebe	...	Himself - Former Pit Official
Chris Felix	...	Himself - Former Floor Trader
Mike Fishbain	...	Himself - Software Test Engineer
Kenny Ford	...	Himself - Floor Trader
Larry Friedman	...	Himself - Former Floor Trader
Joseph Gibbons	...	Himself - Former Floor Trader
Larry Hansen	...	Himself - CTO, Gateway Capital
Joe Howe	...	Himself - Jack Schwartz Importers
Mark Jawdoszyn	...	Himself - Floor Trader
Jody Michael	...	Herself - Executive Coach
Jon Najarian	...	Himself - Co-Founder, Optionmonster
Pete Najarian	...	Himself - Co-Founder, Optionmonster
Rob Prosniewski	...	Himself - Floor Trader

Storyline

Enter a world where pandemonium reigns and reckless ambition rules: the trading floors in the financial canyons of downtown Chicago. Here, men use strange hand signals to buy and sell everything from pork belly to soybeans while wearing the weight of our complex economy on their shoulders - along with their neon jackets. It's a physical, bruising place, one where a slight gain creates heroes, rich beyond what their high school educations should ever afford. But the wrong move on the wrong day can ruin lives. At a time when millions have lost fortunes in the fickle stock market and fear abounds about the faltering financial system, FLOORED is a gripping, honest look behind the curtain of the trading floor that few have ever seen.

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Plot Keywords:

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Taglines:

For some people, risking everything is nothing.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

1 September 2009 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

TraderFilm

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Pit Trading 101 (2013)

User Reviews

awesome for those who want to understand the dynamics of trading markets

If you are not a trader yourself and if you have not seen the life ups and downs that the market brings with it, you will miss most of the finer details shown in this documentary. But if you are one of them, you will relate to and love every word spoken here. It should be enjoyable and information rich for the rest. It also covers a really long history of trading. I started mostly with electronic trading and it was good to know how it started , developed and transitioned into the current state. The best aspect of the documentary is that it is just pure truth, no judgments, no conspiracies, just pure truth. Practically the best place to start for people who want to understand the marketplace.