Directed by James Allen Smith, the film runs for 77 minutes.
[1][2] The film was released in September 2009, as economies were recovering from the Great Recession and just before the 2010 flash crash.
Ironically, the documentary was widely available on video sharing sites before its official "web premiere" on September 6, 2013.
Critics have suggested a meta-fictional subtext to the documentary, linking the film's storyline about Chicago traders to the plight of independent filmmakers in a time of the declining influence of film festivals and the ubiquitousness of free internet content.
One trader compared floor trading to hunting for rhinoceros in Africa, saying "It’s not fun unless you can die".