5 movies every financial trader should watch and why
I enjoy seeing financial movies that depicts real life scenarios of activities that occur in the financial marketing is something I enjoy doing at my free time. Sometimes you have to take a break off the charts and relax. What a better way to enjoy the moment. As a financial trader, it is the consistent self-improvement that determines the level of your success in the FX industry and other financial markets. I recommend these educative movies because I find them not only entertaining but insightful, check them out and let me know your sincere reviews on them ;
- WALL STREET-MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
A movie about a hot-shot young Wall Street trader as he partners with a disgraced but experienced former corporate raider by the name of Gordon Gekko. They both form a mission of passion; They need to alert the industry about the oncoming troubles, and to find out who was responsible for the young trader’s mentor misfortune. This drama is an edge-of-seat watch from start to finish.
2. MARGIN CALL
This film was produced based on a fictional company during the very real 2007/2008 financial crisis. The 2011 film offers a behind the scenes look about how a major investment bank dealt with the reality of a looming financial crisis before anyone saw it.
3. THE BIG SHORT
Based on the non-fiction book THE BIG SHORT; inside the dooms day machine by Micheal Lewis, this movie follows various multiple story lines with one theme; how to take advantage of the looming financial crisis while most of the world will suffer the deadly consequences. A similar event that can could be compared to the recent big short of LUNA cryptocurrency this month, probably!! This movie is available on Netflix.
4. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
The famous Jordan Belfort story probably the most well known trading related motion picture of the last decade. This is a film about the ugly side of trading that is why people love it so much. Securities, fraud, money laundering, it is all here & available on Netflix.
5. INSIDE JOB
This is a documentary movie that focuses solely on the 2008 financial crisis. For those working within trade or who simply want to know about the big event that crashed economies worldwide, this 1hr 45 features could answer all the questions. Of all the documentaries about market crash, this should be watched by all financial traders.
So guys, these are my favorite trading movie collections, I hope you find them insightful.