You're
bored trade forex or stock trading? Nothing wrong with a short break and find
inspiration by watching a movie about trading forex, stock, or films related to
financial companies and the economy. Make no mistake, a little know-quality
film about the life of a trader who managed to be nominated for the prestigious
film awards in the world. Instead of curiosity, let's consider some reference
title that could be enlightening for those forex traders who are learning or
being bored.
1. Inside Job (2010)
The
film is regarded as a phenomenal movie about the financial crisis and of
course, already widely recommended. Inside Job won the Oscar for Best
Documentary Feature in 2011. Starring Matt Damon, Inside Job successfully
recounted how the situation superpower, the United States, when hit by the
global financial crisis in 2008 and dismantle the conspiracy and betrayal that
is the cause of the crisis.
This
film shows how the chaos of his financial transactions on Wall Street at that
time with the graphics and animation are quite interesting. Inside Job will
open knowledge among traders like us about how the correlation between
derivatives with the collateralized debt obligation (CDO) through interviews
with politicians, journalists, as well as the frontman of the financial
industry.
2. Wall Street 1 (1987) and Wall
Street 2 (2010)
In
the first movie in 1987, Wall Street is about a young stockbroker impatient,
arrogant, and greedy Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), who would do anything to gain
an advantage and a high position. As a result, Gekko also have languished in
prison for four years for illegally caught a case of trading with the help of
insider information in the company. All owned Gekko was eventually lost his
career and his family fall apart since he was in prison.
Well,
in the sequel, Wall Street tells the life Gekko after coming out of the hotel
without cost. Winnie (Carey Mulligan), Gekko's daughter, hated his father
because he thought his father was the cause of his brother's death on greed
problem used to be.
Although
his personality was more wise and tender after getting out of prison, Douglas
were again chosen portray Gekko, managed to maintain a strong character despite
Gekko greed transitioning into a more positive aggressiveness. On Wall Street
2, the Gekko told met a young stockbroker, Jacob Moore (Shia LaBeouf) who
proved to be a lover Winnie.
Moore
was finding out who the mastermind behind the death of his teacher who
contributed in his career on Wall Street. Gekko and Moore was eventually an
agreement. Gekko helps Moore to receive such information, while Moore helps
Gekko to repair his relationship with Winnie father.
3. The Big Short (2015)
This
movie is the latest drama genre film about the financial crisis of 2007-2009
has just been released in December 2015 and then. Although both tell the
condition of the world financial crisis, The Big Short differ from Inside Job
for The Big Short studded Hollywood veteran actors and packaged in a
lightweight and inserted smart jokes even make the audience still have to
think.
In
addition, The Big Short better highlight the problems of the financial crisis
caused by the housing credit crunch. Narrated, Area property investment in 2007
is still regarded as the most promising investment to increase in value from
year to year.
All
investors flocked to invest their money in this sector for inedible waffle
speculators in general. But Michael Burry (Christian Bale), has a different
view by speculators in general. Burry, who works as a hedge fund manager
predicts that someday, the property sector will collapse and cause a crisis.
People
hard to believe the predictions Burry, so Burry challenged to ask the bankers
bet betting platform made specifically for real estate mortgages. If the price
of the property was not waver, Burry lose and have to give money to the
participants of the bet, otherwise if predictions Burry proved, he will rich.
4. Boiler Room (2000)
Boiler
Room's movie tells the story of students who dropped out of college so he
decided to work in an investment company in the suburbs. Their position is as a
stockbroker with all targets. The tenacity of the former students were bearing
fruit.
They
became rich, but unfortunately, they are not strong faith so entangled problems
due to greed. Almost as much as the Wall Street version of 1987, the greed that
brought miserable. The main character Boiler Room, starring Ben Affleck and Vin
Diesel. Some are comparing Boiler Room with Wolf of Wall Street, starring
Leonardo Di Caprio. The difference, Wall of Wall Street has been more violent
and abusive.
From
this film, viewers can also learn a lesson about the sales strategy and know
clearly what to say to someone who offers a great investment opportunity to
you. Acts of fraud in this movie is still happening in the real world today.
Making it suitable for your daily work as a salesman or interested in investing
activities were great.
5. Margin Call (2011)
For
forex traders, the title of this film may sound awful, Margin Call. This film
tells the story of what happened at a large company in the early days of the
financial crisis of 2007-2008. The film is a slow one, so it's best if you
first understand the issues that emerged during the crisis.
J.C.
Chandor, director of this film, managed to invite the audience to see the
metaphor of the fall of an investment bank. When the young analysts see a
problem with financial companies, the senior workers spent about 36 hours to
determine the future of their company. (See also: Understanding Forex Margin
Call In)
Interestingly,
the director of this film is the son of an executive at Merrill Lynch, so he
was able to deftly explores the ethical and moral dilemmas faced by each character
to deal with the CEO of the company charismatic but sinister. Chandor effort is
supported by actors and actresses, including Jeremy Irons, Kevin Spacey,
Stanley Tucci and Paul Bettany.
6. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
The
Pursuit of Happyness is suitable for you who was hit by financial problems.
Suitable for solace after being hit by loss. Appointed from the real story of a
prominent stock broker, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) who started out in the stock
is not intended. Starting from selling medical equipment to suit all bone scan
behavior, Chris encountered many problems. He had spent all their money to buy
up the bone scanner, but did not think sales will be difficult, many times he
was rejected by the hospital so that the financial crisis of the family.
Nevertheless,
basically Chris is a figure that persistent and unyielding. He remains
optimistic scanner bones will be sold, while his wife could not bear life of
deprivation was left Chris and his son. Chris was very fond of her, so she
continues to struggle to find a buyer that bone scanner. Sedentary rented,
fighting sleep at the shelter, up to sleep in the toilet ever did station.
His
introduction to a successful stockbroker changed everything. He also accepted
an unpaid internship at a stock broker with the condition should be able to
collect most clients to qualify for a permanent employee. Chris continues to
struggle despite some acts of discrimination in the company. Perseverance,
persistence, and a pleasant personality of Chris Gardner fruitless. He went on
to become a permanent employee in the company, and then succeeded in
establishing its own broker.
7. Too Big To Fail (2011)
US
economic crisis in 2008 seems indeed open up a lot of inspiration for the film.
One more is Too Big To Fail. In this film, the performance of the US Treasury
Secretary at the time, Henry Paulson, into the public spotlight because of the
crisis comes from the stalled housing loans, almost similar to the idea
promoted by The Big Short.
In
that year, major financial firms collapsed, including Lehman Brothers. Whereas
before, the companies believe that they are too big to get bankrupt (too big
too fail). Paulson so great responsibility required to resolve this issue. He
took the initiative to hold a discussion with CEOs of financial giants like
Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Chase to lift
America out of the crisis.
The
Finance Minister also draw up a program to save the company the largest
mortgage lender in the United States, the Hope Now Alliance program to rescue
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Unfortunately, this crisis was already creeping
everywhere including to Wall Street. Paulson receives input from the President
of the Fed's New York region to merge investment banks hit by the crisis. The
program is a dilemma because on the one hand successfully stabilize the bank
but it has created more unemployment. Film director Curtis Hanson is an
economic thriller because it illustrates the seriousness of the situation.
