| Million Dollar Traders | |
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Million Dollar Traders title card |
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| Genre | Factual, finance |
| Format | Reality television series |
| Created by | Lex van Dam |
| Directed by | Anthony Philipson |
| Narrated by | Andrew Lincoln |
| Composer(s) | Richard Spiller |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Emma Willis Ruth Pitt |
| Producer(s) | Rob Miller Anthony Philipson |
| Editor(s) | Rupert Houseman Alex Muggleton |
| Location(s) | London |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Production company(s) | Century Films |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Original run | 12 January 2009 – 27 January 2009 |
Million Dollar Traders is a 2009 British reality television series.
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Million Dollar Traders follows a group of twelve wannabe traders dealing in shares during the events of the financial crisis of 2007-2009 which was then whittle down to the final eight. The contestants came from various backgrounds, including a fight promoter, a day trader, a IT/Banking recruitment consultant, a working mother, a retired IT engineer, and a student, among others. During the series hedge fund manager Lex van Dam gave the contestants $1 million of his own money to trade for 2 months. Professional trader Anton Kreil, was appointed as the manager of the group.[1] The three-part BBC series, narrated by Andrew Lincoln, was a part of the "City Season" programming on the BBC. It aired on BBC 2 in the UK at 9pm on Monday evenings between 12 January and 27 January 2009.
| Episode number | Title | Content[2] | Original airdate |
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| 1 | "Make Me a Trader" | The contestants are introduced to the trading floor and begin to build their portfolios. | 12 January 2009 |
| 2 | "Profit and Loss" | Each member of the team becomes a little more comfortable in trading, while one contestant leaves. | 19 January 2009 |
| 3 | "Traders" | A number of the contestants leave due to disliking the working conditions, Lex hands out the remainder of his money, and the remaining contestants find out how they have performed. | 27 January 2009 |
| Name | Occupation |
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| Mike | Soldier |
| Amit | Shopkeeper |
| Simon | IT Engineer |
| Cleo | Former Vet |
| Emile | Fight promoter (for Cage Gladiators) |
| Caroline | Entrepreneur/Single Mother |
| Ohi | Student |
| Sam | Environmentalist |
| Michael (final 12) | IT/Banking Recruiter |
| Paul (final 12) | Day Trader |
| Unknown(final 12) | Car Trader (quit on day 1) |
| Unknown (final 12) | Recruitment Consultant |