Billion Dollar Day

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.[1]

Billion Dollar Day
GenreDocumentary
Narrated byHugh Sykes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerJonathan Crane
ProducerRobert Thirkell
Production locationsLondon, New York, Hong Kong
Running time28 minutes
Production companyBBC
Release
Original networkBBC 2
Original release1986 (1986)
Chronology
Related showsPart of documentary series Commercial Breaks

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[2] and currency trading circles.[3]

References

  1. Billion Dollar Day - Part a. (Television). 1986.
  2. "Billion Dollar Day". University of Washington educational media collection. 11 January 2007.
  3. "Billion Dollar Day - Documentary 1986". Forex Factory. 23 July 2010.


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