This is just a laugh-out-of-the-moment movie, not as highly recommended by Wharton

Nicolas 2022-03-23 09:01:40

1. Why did Winthorpe live in the house of the two Modimo brothers? And the two brothers also provided him with a servant. It is precisely because of this foundation that Winthorpe is finally homeless. But this is so incredible. Remember that the broker in "Wall Street" also lived in the Manhattan house he rented, although it was very expensive;
2. Will the report have such a big impact on the price? The two brothers only know about the market through the report? They don't have their own research team? Don't you want to collect the data yourself? I doubt it. If you are a retail investor, ok, no problem, you can rely on these reports. But if you are a member of the exchange, you are a big trader, and you still rely entirely on reports to make decisions?
3. Winthorpe and Valentine seemed to be market makers when they were finally on the exchange. Others trade through him. But how did they get this status? How can they have so much money? In the film, it is specially explained that all the belongings of the servant are added together. How much can that be? 1000000? How can you fight against people's wealth of hundreds of millions.
4. Win or lose in one day, this is too unbelievable. I also have a hard time imagining that the price of orange juice could drop that much in one day. No price limit system for US futures?

It is said on the Internet that this is a movie recommended by Wharton Business School. Although I have no basis, but I still have to doubt. This film is at best a comedy, a laugh-out-loud, happy-go-lucky movie. I am afraid there is still a considerable distance from the real futures trading. How can a trader learn to buy and sell so easily? You let a person learn to play Go first and try it? In fact, trading is far more difficult than playing Go. But playing Go is already very difficult.

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Extended Reading
  • Kasandra 2022-04-21 09:01:46

    Distinctive characteristics of the times: Are people a product of the environment or are they born; breastfeeding or not; futures trading;

  • Robin 2022-04-20 09:01:35

    The financial background is weak, but it's really funny hhhhhhhhhhh

Trading Places quotes

  • Louis: [after giving the secret knock] Who is it?

    Billy Ray Valentine: Open the door, man!

  • Billy Ray Valentine: [on his first day of work] What if I can't do this job, Coleman? What if I'm not what they expected?

    Coleman: Just be yourself, sir. Whatever happens, they can't take that away from you.