Trading Places movie plot
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Billy Ray Valentine: [Both on the trading floor waiting patiently as FCOJ keeps going up] Louis?
Louis Winthorpe III: Not yet! Almost!
[the shares hit 142, to Billy Ray]
Louis Winthorpe III: Now.
[Yelling]
Louis Winthorpe III: Sell 200 April at 142!
[Everybody flocks to them]
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Mortimer Duke: [after Louis and Billy Ray turn the people towards him and the price starts dropping from their short selling] That's not right. How can the price be going down?
Randolph Duke: Something's wrong. Where's Wilson?
Billy Ray Valentine: [On the floor] SELL! SELL! SELL! SELL!
Mortimer Duke: [Sees him and Lewis] What are *they* doing here?
Randolph Duke: They're *selling*, Mortimer!
Mortimer Duke: Why, that's ridiculous!
[Then a look of shock washes over him]
Mortimer Duke: Unless that crop report...
Randolph Duke: [They both look at one another, then start heading to the pit] God help us!