It’s the dog days of summer.
Trading activity in the markets is down and so is the number of staffers manning the desk. For those here on the desk, the days are marked by fleeting moments of activity bookended by hours scouring the Web for market moving news, the latest technical chart or perhaps a movie review for the upcoming weekend.
While many talk about the magic of the movies, there is money there too. The tales and travails of trading and traders dot the Hollywood landscape – from Gordon Gekko to Nick Leeson to Dick Fuld.
Traders Magazine offers up its recommendations for some movies that focus on trading and not caped superheroes, metallic combat machines and buddy cop flicks.
Click here for the slideshow for the editor’s picks for best Wall Street Trading Movies.
