Recent content by jd123

Have just added a poll to the thread - so we can vote on the show.. Being a newbie here, can't resist playing with forum gadgets! I won't be able to watch it live tonight but will probably watch late tonight or tomorrow and throw in my vote.. I think I want them to be shouted at alot by Van...

Not sure what they are trading but the preview comment in the Telegraph says we will see "panicking novices have to cope with the meltdown of US mortgage giants Fanny May and Freddie Mac" I believe the original turtles were allowed to trade anything pretty much Don't suppose they will be given...

As I recall, the plan was that the traders would be rewarded based on a SHARED pot of money and not individual performance This sets up the possibility that the traders will argue with each other as they see one traders poor decisions lose them ALL a share in the money You can imagine the...

One thing that's a little deceptive is that they are positioning the show as "ordinary people" turned into traders and I think the people they chose were all a )exceptional in different ways b) have existing links directly or indirectly with trading eg I don't know if they all made it to the...

Yes, the Producer was emphasizing that they wanted to film "the personal journey" of the participants (which made me cringe to be honest). It's one thing watching other people on TV but quite another when you realise you might be in the spotlight yourself, having your own epiphany ...or...

sorry forgot to say it's on at 9pm

TV BBC2 tonight 12 Jan 09 - programme about novice traders..repeating the Turtles.. Hi This is my first post although I've been looking at the forum on and off for some months. And I apologise for it being a bit of an announcement more than a gentle hello.. but I just found out about this...