TV preview: Million Dollar Traders | Culture | The Observer
Looks interesting...............article is amusing anyway
Looks interesting...............article is amusing anyway
Nice spot.
Skill Leverage
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Interesting what Kreil said about psychology, but even that said I doubt there's that many shopkeepers out there who could become successful traders after a 2-week crash course...
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Yup, sounds pretty interesting...
"Top City trader Lex Van Dam is set to do for equities what Sir Alan Sugar has done for enterprise with The Apprentice. Mr Van Dam, a "long-short" trader who used to work for Goldman Sachs and the hedge fund GLG Partners, is to star in a new real-time TV show called Traders. The programme, commissioned by BBC2 and made by Century Films, is to be aired early next year.
A whizz with numbers, the Dutch-educated Mr Van Dam has a masters in investment theory and econometrics. Now running his own fund, Hampstead Capital, he is also putting up the money for the traders to invest.
Six "ordinary" people from all backgrounds – but with no financial skills – were chosen after a long vetting process. Around 5,000 applied for the chance. They were then whittled down to the final six.
One source said: "The idea is to take some of the myths out of trading and show that, with a bit of training, anyone can learn. But it's much more difficult than proving yourself on The Apprentice, where you're selling fish. This is much tougher."
Each contestant will be given a pot of money and advice from technical experts – including Mr Van Dam and Geoff Wilkinson, the head of investment research at broker Mint – on how to build an equity portfolio. Filming started last week at the Cass Business School, when the traders got their first lessons. It will continue at a secret City location decked out as a trading floor. Contestants will get to keep some of the profits – if they make any."
City wannabes to be told: 'You're fired!' - Business News, Business - The Independent
I hope it will be possible to view that online.
"Top City trader Lex Van Dam is set to do for equities what Sir Alan Sugar has done for enterprise with The Apprentice. Mr Van Dam, a "long-short" trader who used to work for Goldman Sachs and the hedge fund GLG Partners, is to star in a new real-time TV show called Traders. The programme, commissioned by BBC2 and made by Century Films, is to be aired early next year.
A whizz with numbers, the Dutch-educated Mr Van Dam has a masters in investment theory and econometrics. Now running his own fund, Hampstead Capital, he is also putting up the money for the traders to invest.
Six "ordinary" people from all backgrounds – but with no financial skills – were chosen after a long vetting process. Around 5,000 applied for the chance. They were then whittled down to the final six.
One source said: "The idea is to take some of the myths out of trading and show that, with a bit of training, anyone can learn. But it's much more difficult than proving yourself on The Apprentice, where you're selling fish. This is much tougher."
Each contestant will be given a pot of money and advice from technical experts – including Mr Van Dam and Geoff Wilkinson, the head of investment research at broker Mint – on how to build an equity portfolio. Filming started last week at the Cass Business School, when the traders got their first lessons. It will continue at a secret City location decked out as a trading floor. Contestants will get to keep some of the profits – if they make any."
City wannabes to be told: 'You're fired!' - Business News, Business - The Independent
I hope it will be possible to view that online.
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Should be on BBC iplayer.
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According to the link in the first post, episode 1 doesn't get aired till January 12th BBC2 at 9 pm.
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would be interesting, sounds like wall street warriors but for the uk.
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It's still should be on iplayer. Be patient, young padwan.
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looks good, any one have any more info?
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can someone upload their shows on youtube? 
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4162302/Million-Dollar-Traders--Lex-Van-Dam-and-his-million-dollar-TV-gamble.html
Funny...............
The series also provides an insight into a world into which a fly-on-the-wall documentary would not be allowed to pry: “Nobody on a real trading floor is ever going to let you film there since they’re worried it is going to be found out that they’re maybe not as clever as they pretend to be.”
Kreil and Van Dam say they’re fans of The Apprentice, although Van Dam concedes that its candidates “are actually quite annoying”. And says that Sir Alan can always just give the winner a job where they “work in a warehouse moving boxes around”.
Legendary!
Looks like they got the date for the show wrong tho' - Telegraph quotes 5 Jan - starts 12 Jan from what I can see - hasn't been on yet???
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4162302/Million-Dollar-Traders--Lex-Van-Dam-and-his-million-dollar-TV-gamble.html
Funny...............
The series also provides an insight into a world into which a fly-on-the-wall documentary would not be allowed to pry: “Nobody on a real trading floor is ever going to let you film there since they’re worried it is going to be found out that they’re maybe not as clever as they pretend to be.”
Kreil and Van Dam say they’re fans of The Apprentice, although Van Dam concedes that its candidates “are actually quite annoying”. And says that Sir Alan can always just give the winner a job where they “work in a warehouse moving boxes around”.
Legendary!
Looks like they got the date for the show wrong tho' - Telegraph quotes 5 Jan - starts 12 Jan from what I can see - hasn't been on yet???
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Found this on You Tube this morning....................
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2SCR3BsBP4&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2SCR3BsBP4&feature=channel_page
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Watched Season 1 of Wall Street Warriors last night, and the first half of Season 2. Really enjoyed it, epecially Season 2 as a) Brett Hickey...wow? and b) Laetitia is insanely attractive. Looking forward to this new show very much as well.
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were did you watch it, i take it your in the UK.
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I, uh, purchased it legally, of course.
