Working Girl (1988)

Trader's Film Library #19 · Markets and trading in fiction. A comedy about how a good idea doesn't depend on your job title.

Original title: Working Girl · Type: film · Created by: Mike Nichols · Usefulness for traders: ★★☆☆☆

What it's about

Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith), a secretary at an investment firm, uses her boss's (Sigourney Weaver) absence to push through her own deal idea with an investor (Harrison Ford).

What it has to do with markets

A romantic comedy set in investment banking. It shows that a good investment idea often comes from reading the papers and connecting the facts.

Lessons for traders

• ideas come from observation and connecting information
• the authority of a position doesn't mean being right (#31)
• you have to be able to defend an idea with arguments

What to watch out for

A light comedy, Wall Street in the background.

Discussion

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

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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.