By Roslyn Courtney
January 12, 2010

FLOORED is a emotionally charged movie, a gripping look into the trading floor that few have ever seen. It’s an inside look at how computerized trading has dramatically changed the dynamic on the trading floor – wiping out jobs and leaving the incumbents with no easy alternative.

In 1997, there were 10,000 traders on the exchange floors. Computerized trading was introduced later that year. Now only 10% of the traders remain, and there’s no way they can compete.  See short videos.  Continue reading…