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Floored is a 2009 documentary film about the people and business of the Chicago trading floors. The film focuses specifically on several Chicago floor traders who have been impacted by the electronic trading revolution and whose jobs have been threatened by the use of computers in the trading world. Directed by James Allen Smith, the film runs for 77 minutes.
The film has become particularly relevant in light of the U.S. financial crisis of 2009; Greg Burns of the Chicago Tribune has said of the film's director, "By dealing with hard times in the workplace, Smith taps into a vein running through millions of lives in this brutal recession, as the nation’s unemployment rate soars toward 10 percent"
Critics have suggested a meta-fictional subtext to the documentary, linking the film's storyline about Chicago traders to the plight of independent filmmakers in a time of the declining influence of film festivals and the ubiquitousness of free internet content. Ironically, the documentary itself was widely available on video sharing sites before its official "web premiere" on September 6, 2013.
Original Release
09/01/2009
US Release
09/01/2009
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bobby Ansani | Self - Jeff's Son |
Jeff Ansani | Self - Floor Clerk |
Ron Beebe | Self - Former Pit Official |
Chris Felix | Self - Former Floor Trader |
Mike Fishbain | Self - Software Test Engineer |
Kenny Ford | Self - Floor Trader |
Larry Friedman | Self - Former Floor Trader |
Joseph Gibbons | Self - Former Floor Trader |
Larry Hansen | Self - CTO, Gateway Capital |
Mark Jawdoszyn | Self - Floor Trader |
Directors
Writers
James Allen Smith, Andrew McAllister
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bobby Ansani | Self - Jeff's Son |
Jeff Ansani | Self - Floor Clerk |
Ron Beebe | Self - Former Pit Official |
Chris Felix | Self - Former Floor Trader |
Mike Fishbain | Self - Software Test Engineer |
Kenny Ford | Self - Floor Trader |
Larry Friedman | Self - Former Floor Trader |
Joseph Gibbons | Self - Former Floor Trader |
Larry Hansen | Self - CTO, Gateway Capital |
Mark Jawdoszyn | Self - Floor Trader |
Jody Michael | Self - Executive Coach |
Jon Najarian | Self - Co-Founder, Optionmonster |
Pete Najarian | Self - Co-Founder, Optionmonster |
Rob Prosniewski | Self - Floor Trader |
Linda Raschke | Self - President, LBR Group |
Greg Riba | Self - Former Floor Trader |
Adam Rolo | Self - Computer Trader |
Rick Santelli | Self - CNBC On-Air Editor |
Willis Silverthorne | Self - Computer Trader |
Raja Spinivasan | Self - Software Engineer Gateway Capital |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Karol Martesko | Executive Producer |
James Allen Smith | Producer |
Joseph Gibbons | Producer |
Jock Hedblade | Producer |
Steve Prosniewski | Producer |