With bears roaming freely on Wall Street, the stockbrokers vow to fight on. The long awaited crop report number comes out and Larry can see how he's done for the year. Brett visits the NASDAQ for a meeting on going public while Laetitia finds her place in the currency markets.
While yachting in the Dominican Republic, Brett works to get a wealthy investor into his fund. Jim & Lance make a million dollar phone call while Laetitia starts her new job as a junior currency analyst. Meanwhile, Larry tries to work the floor for the opening price.
The bears have taken over Wall Street as the sub-prime mess is now in full swing. Nothing seems to be going right for the two stockbrokers who are having hard times in both the markets and on the football field. Meanwhile in Paris, Laetitia, who has been floundering for two weeks, now has to decide between two job offers. In the commodities pit, Larry has to contend with a hurricane that might strike the crops. Brett travels to the Dominican Republic to try to get a wealthy developer to invest in his fund.
Markets are beginning to drop and the bullish stockbroker's are feeling the pain. Brett hasn't slept in 24 hours as he prepares for a key investment meeting. Laetitia has a potentially life-changing job interview in Paris with a merchant banker. Larry plays commodities "poker" and enjoys the good-life with his family.
Sleepless nights, second thoughts and all-time highs. Impulsive markets create a chaotic trading day for Jess while Jim and Lance enjoy the good times as their stocks climb high. After a torrential introduction to the New York trading game, Laeticia gracefully bows out to try her luck in Paris.
This ain't easy street …it's Wall Street and Larry can't remember the last time he slept. One of the biggest days in the OJ pit has just arrived and he stands to lose millions if his bets are off. Laetitia is feeling the pressure mount as well. As she approaches her 5th week of training, she contemplates her fate as a day trader and makes some hard decisions.
No one said it would be easy. This week, Laetitia makes it through her 2nd week of training in the trenches of SMB and faces her first performance review. Brett simultaneously attacks the New York Triathlon while keeping his hedge fund moving full speed ahead. And Jim and Lance wait anxiously for the release of the new interest rate to assess its effects on their positions in the volatile market.
It's all love but sometimes it's tough. While Larry battles flaring tempers in the trading pits, the rookie, Laetitia, gets a rude awakening to the tough world of finance on her first day. Factionalism between the buyers and sellers erupts and junior brokers search desperately for new leads, just another day on Wall Street.
Buying and Selling aren't the only problems on the warriors' minds this week. It's the clash of the Titans when personal lives and business collide as the players Brett and Laetitia prepare to make life altering moves. At this point in the game fearlessness, attitude and determination are all necessary to get through the door, but fate steps in to test their passion and drive.
Larry, the commodities trader, shows us how trading OJ futures is bigger then any game in Vegas. Laetitia, the rookie, graduates from college and goes to her first job interview in finance. Jim and Lance, stockbrokers to the rich, reveal how they are betting their whole career on one stock. Brett, the fund manager, investigates a new private bank in Connecticut and sees if it's worth investing in.
