Wall Street Insider's video: Wall Street Warriors Episode 7 Season 3 The Meltdown HD

"The Meltdown" is the seventh episode of Season 3 of Wall Street Warriors – a 10-part Docu-Reality Series that was shot on Wall Street during the meltdown that lead to The Great Recession. Episode 1 starts with rumors of an impending crisis... by episode 10 there are near riots outside the New York Stock Exchange. Episode 7 "The Meltdown" Markets are crashing, credit is drying up, panic sweeps over Wall Street and the world as major investment banks fail. We witness history as Tony finds himself caught in a near-riot when the government bailout causes angry crowds to turn their wrath on the financial district. In a nearby building, Phil and Ken are watching from above and feel trapped as the protestors surround the New York Stock Exchange. Meanwhile, in midtown, Hedge Funds are folding everywhere and Rich estimates 60% are going to go out of business. DRAMATIS PERSONAE: 1.) THE FLOOR TRADERS: DOUG (SPX Trader) BEN (Volatility Trader) The show captures the visceral thrill of trading hand-to-hand in the open outcry pits in Chicago. We profile how these two working-class guys became the business world’s least-likely tycoons. We follow them as they trade the ups-and-downs of the market with their own money. Colorful characters abound on all sides of these tight-knit but cut-throat environments. However, these masters of the free market may prove vulnerable as computers begin making the open-outcry obsolete. THE ONLINE BROKERAGE HOUSE: KRISTINE (CFO) TONY (options trader) This pioneering and edgy firm is the future of Wall Street. Cutting out the middle man and going right to a growing class of new private traders, Thinkorswim’s CFO, Kristi Ross, fights to keep the start-up growing and running smoothly while nearby Tony Battista trades his own money and shows people how they, too, can make it in the markets. However, when the credit crisis hit all the rules of the game change on them. 3.) THE HEDGE FUNDE: RICHARD The man with the money, Rich Taglianetti is a jet-setter who puts together some of the wealthiest clients on the planet with some of the best undiscovered hedge fund managers. With a knack for finding great Wall Street talent, he's the guy who makes the rich richer. 4.) THE STOCK BROKERS: PHILIP & KEN Philip and his brother, Ken, run their own brokerage firm located right on Wall Street. With great style and attitude, they try to capture high profile celebrity clients and keep them happy by growing their money in these turbulent times. When the markets begin to crash, things don’t go quite as planned.