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Apr 05 2008

Trader: The Paul Tudor Jones Documentary

Published by at 10:58 am under Trading Anecdotes

I’ve recently been in an exchange on Trade2Win with a member looking for a copy of a video known as Trader. It’s a documentary of the now legendary Paul Tudor Jones. The cover describes it as:

An inside look at a real flesh and blood Wall Street Trader. No fictional character will ever equal him.

Basically, Trader is a 60 minute look into the life and trading of Jones, who is one of the elite money managers of our time. I believe it was originally a PBS showing. It shows him trading and talking about about the markets, and it shows some of his life outside trading.

The filming for Trader took place in late 1986 and early 1987 and in the footage Jones talks about his expecation for a major stock market decline to come. Basically, he’s predicting on film the Crash of 1987. In fact, Jones is featured in Market Wizards, the interview for which was done a little while after the Crash, providing an interesting bookend with the video.

Here’s the rub, though. Finding a copy of Trader is nearly impossible. I’ve heard talk before that Jones has gone around buying up all the copies he could get his hands on, presumably because he’s now a respected fund manager and philanthropist and doesn’t want to be thought of as the brash character which comes across in the documentary. I don’t know if there’s any real truth to that, but a New York Times article from last fall does say that he request of the producers sometime back in the 90s that no more copies be made available and that they’d seen prices of $295 and up online for copies on offer.

And yes, I do have a copy – one I’ve had for many years. :-)

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12 Responses to “Trader: The Paul Tudor Jones Documentary”

  1. # J Merchanton 06 Apr 2008 at 3:36 am

    Hi,

    I read that you have a documentary on Poul Tudor Jones. I have started listening to Market Wizards CDs and read chapter on Jones. I saw his name on Forbes Richest List.

    I wud be thankful to you if u can send me that video by email.

    I have been an investor and never have traded becoz of strict warning by my grandpa who had seen his brother losing family fortunes.

    However understanding trading concepts is very much in my mind.

    Thanks a lot in advance.

    J M
    janak.merchant1@gmail.com
    janak_m@yahoo.com

  2. # Johnon 06 Apr 2008 at 7:25 am

    Janak,

    I am not a video dealer. I merely have the video on a VHS tape – just one copy – that I am not inclined to give up at the moment.

    Actually, I intend to get it copied over to DVD at somepoint in the not-too-distant future. When that happens, maybe I’ll find a way to share it with those who want to see it. I just need to make sure to do so in a manner which does not violate any copyright laws.

    John

  3. # J Merchanton 06 Apr 2008 at 11:47 am

    Hi John,

    Thanks for your prompt reply. I hope, without violating any copy rights, may be in future, you will share that video.

    I read Market Wizards. I found Jones, Ed Seykota and Jim Rogers interviews very useful.

    Best wishes to you for your career.

    JM

  4. # Will S.on 11 Jun 2008 at 2:29 pm

    Hey John,

    If you do figure out a way to share the Paul Tudor Jones Documentary, I’d love the chance to see. It seems like the perfect introduction to an aspiring trader.

    Thanks,

    Will
    wls2@georgetown.edu

  5. # Paulon 29 Jun 2008 at 3:00 pm

    Hi John,
    I was on wall st during the crash in 87. I never realized how youn jones was at the time and I vaugely remember seeing that video back then. I am interested in a copy if possible. If you could email me back I would appreciate it.

    Thanks,

    Paul

  6. # Frank N.on 11 Jul 2008 at 9:26 am

    JM,

    I believe the copyright is no longer valid on the documentary so if you were to send it to people I do believe you are not violating any copyright laws. With that being said, I still completely understand if you were not willing to give it up that easily. My question is if you knew anyone that was willing to sell it or where you knew there would be any copies circulating around. I am currently a student and would love to watch something that has not been seen by a lot of people.

    Frank

  7. # Aj Calucutton 18 Jul 2008 at 8:27 am

    Hi i’m very happy to hear that this vhs is still in use. Does anyone know where i could possibly purchase a copy? I have a very interested partner who would love to watch and own a copy.
    I would be so happy to hear from anyone who has the faintest idea
    Many Thanks
    Amanda

  8. # Paulon 07 Aug 2008 at 8:46 am

    Hello

    You can legal transfer the video to DVD or any difital format such as wmv, mpeg, avi, etc and distribute for FREE.

  9. # Johnon 05 Sep 2008 at 11:41 am

    Thanks for all the comments. Sorry it took me so long to get around to them.

    Right now I’m still sitting on the VHS version. I do intend to get it converted to digital format at some point. It’s just not a high priority item right now, though, so I can’t provide a timeframe for when that might happen.

    As for distribution, when the time comes that I have it in the right format I’ll look at the legal issues which might be involved.

  10. # Andyon 08 Apr 2009 at 11:38 pm

    John,

    Any closer to getting that video into a digital format? Id send you a little present through paypal for your trouble.

    I trade at a prop firm here in Austin and I am desparately trying to find a copy of this video so all of us can watch it. THIS VIDEO IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!

  11. # Johnon 13 Apr 2009 at 11:18 am

    Andy – I’ve got another blog post where I’m keeping things updated on getting the video into digital format. The short answer is it should be happening pretty soon.

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