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"This one hour, twenty minute documentary feels more like thirty minutes when you're finished watching it. It's fast-paced and electrifying and explores the inside and highly competitive world of floor trading on the Chicago stock exchange. Get inside the mindset of the typical floor trader and ex Read more...
Gives an insight in floor trading and the emotional roller coaster of trading
This is an amazing movie. Its a pity to see the floor traders just get destroyed by the computers. its super unfortunate, but I guess the evolution is inevitable. Oh well. I'm glad the HFTs are officially screwin the markets now.
it was pretty interesting. you got to see what its like on the trading floor. the interviews were pretty interesting also.
Always have enjoyed this film. This just goes to show you the full spectrum of how life can run away without you in this trading biz on the good and bad sides.
Good film about trading in general. It shows you that the age old trading adage of cutting losses is all that truly matters. Was interesting and inspirational to hear Linda Raschke talk about trading and that most people forget it is a serious business and should be treated as such. Anyone with an i Read more...
I was a floor trader at the CBOT in the mid 90's. Jokingly we used to say people came to the floor that couldn't fit into society anywhere else. This film manages to find the worst personalities to represent floor traders.
"A must see. Floored is relevant for everyone, not just those in the world of finance. Fantastic collection of topic and characters centered around a fast pace and self destructing culture. Floored is an interesting character piece with an antagonist that is lurking at every job in every position in Read more...
"I liked this short film overall. Definitely a good in depth look at life as a floor trader in Chicago, and how computers were making the job obsolete. You sort of start to feel sorry for the guys that are slowly realizing the advantage they had on the floor has been taken away from them by somethi Read more...
"I bought this DVD after the much hyped up release and wrote to James Allen Smith afterwards saying ""...you have done an awesome job! I thoroughly enjoyed watching Floored. You portrayed the “All or Nothing” lifestyle and the negative side effects thereof extremely well. I look forward to more o Read more...
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