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Billion Dollar Day

Billion Dollar Day poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom

How it feels

This documentary follows three currency traders in New York, London, and Hong Kong over a typical day. It shows their work and the large sums of money exchanged in global trading.

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What happens

Billion Dollar Day is a documentary about currency trading created by the British Broadcasting Corporation on 4 June 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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