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 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Narrated by | Hugh Sykes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jonathan Crane |
| Producer | Robert Thirkell |
| Production locations | London, New York, Hong Kong |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 2 |
| Release | 1986 |
| Related | |
| Part 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
edit- ^ Billion Dollar Day (Television). 1986.
- ^ "Billion Dollar Day". University of Washington educational media collection. 11 January 2007.
- ^ "Billion Dollar Day – Documentary 1986". Forex Factory. 23 July 2010.
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