The Big Board

★★★★ · big money · cashel · 2003-10-04

excellent description of the workings of the new york stock exchange before computers took over. I assume principles remain the same today

★★★ · You Can't Let Him in Here! He'll See the Big Board! · Christine Hennig · 2003-12-21

This film tries to explain in simple terms the workings of the New York Stock Exchange, but fails (at least for me, anyway). It does have some rather campy scenes of stockbrokers handling big blocks with stock certificates printed on them, going into start, secret-looking rooms, and making phone calls on colored telephones (one of these phones is bright red, just like the phone the President could use to usher in World War IIIthis just begs to be msted!). Mostly, though, this is rather dull. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ***. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.

★★★ · In Color AND black and white · Steve Nordby · 2004-02-29

This film was marketed to institutional investors - banks, trusts, insurance & investment companies, pension funds, foundations, and "Religious Organizations." That last suggests a religion of making money. In any case, the simulations of the exchange are presented in color while the real exchange is shown in b/w. The ideal versus the real. Ideally, as the script tells us, your investment is handled in an orderly, professional fashion. In reality, suits and ties and pencils *try* to keep the market orderly.

★★ · Stocks made boring. · Spuzz · 2003-10-13

Fairly numbing overview of how stock trading works. I was curious about why the NewYork Stock Exchange floor was shown in Black and White, where the rest was in (very nice) Eastman Color. I did like the set ups in the color sequences as well, reminding us that this is a 60's film. But other than that...