Finance:Billion Dollar Day

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Billion Dollar Day
GenreDocumentary
Narrated byHugh Sykes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)Jonathan Crane
Producer(s)Robert Thirkell
Production location(s)London, New York City , Hong Kong
Running time28 minutes
Production company(s)BBC
Release
Original networkBBC 2
Original release1986 (1986)
Chronology
Related showsPart of documentary series Commercial Breaks

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]

More than a Billion is exchanged during the course of 24 hours while trading GBP, United States dollar , 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. http://www.css.washington.edu/emc/title/4958. 
  3. "Billion Dollar Day – Documentary 1986". Forex Factory. 23 July 2010. http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=247065.