A Good Year (2006)

Trader's Film Library #22 · Markets and trading in fiction. A light film about how life is more than a screen with a chart.

Original title: A Good Year · Type: film · Created by: Ridley Scott · Usefulness for traders: ★★☆☆☆

What it's about

London trader Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) inherits a vineyard in Provence. He goes there to sell it and comes back with a different outlook on life.

What it has to do with markets

At the start of the film Max is a typical aggressive trader from a London trading floor. The rest is a story about how work and results aren't the whole of life.

Lessons for traders

• market work consumes you if there are no boundaries (Trader fitness, Performance #11)
• breaks and recovery are part of performance (#18 breaks during the year)
• your identity isn't just trading

What to watch out for

A romantic comedy. Trading only in the opening scenes.

Discussion

The discussion takes place in Hetman Capital Club (in Polish). Join the discussion in the Club →

Navigation

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The description outlines the plot without revealing the ending where possible (true stories have a known outcome). Educational content, not investment advice.