An HD documentary series examining the extreme power and intense competition that defines Wall Street, seen through the eyes of those who thrive there.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Nathalie Emmanuel , Brett Hickey , Mark Jawdoszyn , Lance Cooley , Jim Ayers , Larry Alintoff , Sandra Navidi , Timothy Sykes , Jessica Pearson , Alex Tavis , Guy de Chimay , Ed Zimmerman , Kathy Lien
The 3rd season opener gives a behind-the-scenes look at the New York and Chicago financial districts just as the credit crunch begins to unfold.
We meet Philip's wife and kids as he prepares for his morning commute to Wall Street. The markets are in turmoil but he's got to help feed the kids while contemplating his stock positions.
In the chaos of the Chicago trading pits, Doug screams out orders to his clerks and shows how hand signals are used to communicate across the crowd.
In a hunt for new clients, Phil and Ken travel to Miami and try to court a wealthy football player.
The stock brokers, Phil and Ken, are still in Miami trying to salvage their trip by pitching to two wealthy Florida lawyers.
Phil is confronted by a penny stock-pusher who berates Phil for not buying his stock when it was cheep.
Markets are crashing, credit is drying up, panic sweeps over Wall Street and the world as major investment banks fail.
Are we going into another depression? This is the great question on the trading floor as the market reaches new lows.
Tony is seriously concerned over the fate of his trading account as 10 years of gains disappear in the market.
Desperation racks the minds of the floor traders as the markets pass 10-year lows and whispers of a new "depression" sweep over the crowd.