Traders - The Complete Season 1

Too bad only the 1st season (of the 5-year run) is commercially available. I was able to score seasons 2-5 from another source. There was an old cable channel called TRIO where I first caught a few episodes and got hooked.Character driven drama that follows the trials and tribulations of "smallish" investment/trading firm Gardner Ross.The firm is somewhat profitable, though to remain both relevant to their customers and avoid being taken over, they are in constant need of capital. When senior partner Cedric Ross is jailed, he convinces his daughter to leave academia to represent his position in keeping the firm intact and to stave off his partner Adam Cunningham, who for personal reasons supports a takeover.Jack Larkin is is an experienced trader plying his trade at the "rough and tumble" Vancouver Exchange, but has a desire to move into investment banking and work on "Bay Street" (AKA Canada's Wall Street).In order to essentially buy his way into Gardner Ross, Jack steals away an IPO from a rival by guaranteeing greater proceeds. Unfortunately, primarily due to forged alliances, the investment syndicate falls apart and Gardner Ross finds itself responsible for having to place almost the entire issue of the new stock. If they cannot place the stock in the open market, GR could lose all their capital to meet their commitment to client.Head trader Marty Stephens to the rescue. Marty turns lemons into lemonade, making a large profit for GR by playing spin doctor and generating demand for the new issueIf you are not into to finance, the character drama will draw you and you will like the show. If you are marginally interested in finance, you will be drawn in by the character drama, find the realistic back drop interesting and will love the show! Finally, if you work in finance or in a related trade, you will be drawn in by the character drama, find the realistic back drop interesting, will greatly appreciate the fact that what you do has made it into some form of watchable media and will put this show at higher end of whatever ranking metric you use!

I am no TV fan. This little Canadian gem caught my eye, though, and as a fan of the financial drama type genre (and here I am thinking for example of the original "Wall Street," and to some extent "American Psycho," in its more tame moments), I gave it a whirl. Here we have a very wide range of personalities thrown into an investment bank/trading firm, shaken and stirred. There are nefarious schemers, a clown or two (the "derivatives genius" idiot savant is unbelievably silly), and a 1990s look (transitional from open call type era forward, with some archaic computers). Of course plenty of collision courses are set in motion. It's relaxing, and I'm sure the direct participants would find plenty of flaws and absurdities. But I will watch it through again.

This series is absolutely amazing! The characters are well-thought and getting just...a...little more about them in each episode is like learning about all your relatives. They laugh & backstab & pull each other up when they fall. The intrigue that hovers in the background is only a little bit easier to handle when you know you don't have to wait a week to find out what happens next.BUT -- When are we going to get the rest of this series? From all accounts, no one even knows who owns the right to TRADERS anymore. So here's a shout to Canada in general:IT'LL SELL! GIVE IT UP! WE WANT MORE!!!

Quality education about markets and the traders who define them at any given point of time. Based in Toronto so explicitly about Canadian markets but facing the same problems and defects that developed in the United States since 1986.

Great cast of characters and a script that made me want to binge watch. Interesting how key characters dropped out along the way. I recommend this series to anyone. I like that the language was not vulgar and the sex scenes were not indecent/

I recently watched the complete first season on DVD and am totally hooked! I sure hope they will release the other seasons. All of the actors do a great job of being very believable and create tension so thick you could cut it with a knife! You feel as if you are right there with them for the highs and lows. I bought this DVD mainly to see David Cubitt, but I am really impressed with the entire cast.

Accurately described item was safely and promptly shipped.Poor script.

Loveb the series, wish it had gone beyond one season. Bought it for personal entertainment.

They should release the other seasons. Well written and acted. This is a bit blurry at times but that was the way it was back in the 90s and now everyone has hi def TV's. I wonder why this cannot be streamed in Canada.

This is a pretty original idea for a TV series - and largely succeeds in what it sets out to do. That's to say, it's both pretty plausible and at the same time entertaining. I don't know whether stockbrokers make the kind of subject that most people find entertaining - but I certainly got my money's worth. Performances are mostly creditable, and the stories sufficiently varied so that one's interest never flags. I wouldn't go so far as to say that this is a particularly memorable series, but whilst it's on it's fun. Otherwise I might have upped the rating to 4 stars.

I'd never heard of this series until I stumbled across it browsing Amazon. Bought it on the strength of the reviews-and it was worth every penny. Absolutely absorbing from the first episode. Brilliant writing and acting-had to watch all epiisodes without stopping. If there was another season, please release it: one of the best things on TV.

High quality video of the show traders.

I first remembered the hype for the pilot of this show. I didn't bother to give it a look, but years later I remember watching an episode because CTV was showing a figure skating competition instead of ER. I was hooked instantly! This has to be the best show EVER on TV and I'm so proud it's Canadian. I was hooked religously from the 3rd season onwards. I'm so glad this first season DVD came out, but I'm praying... no I'm BEGGING they release the other seasons, no matter the cost!