Money & Speed
Saturday 08th October 2011 from 13h00 to 14h30
Salle 1 / Auditorium
- Directed by
- Marije Meerman
- Produced by
- VPRO
Documentary, Netherlands, 2011, 50 min
Competition Grand jury
Film screened in French at the festival
On the 6th of May 2010, the American stock markets plunged by almost 10% in only 20 minutes. By reconstructing this mysterious “flash crash”, Money and Speed uncovers a world of computer driven financial markets in which profit or loss are determined at the speed of light. What are the consequences of putting computers in charge of our financial system?
Debate with :
- Paul Wilmott, mathematician, expert in quantitative finance
- Marije Meerman, director