'The Wall Street Code' Explores the Market's Secrets

People for decades have wondered what is the real the truth about Wall Street. And while it still remains an unanswerable question, those on the inside aren't afraid to drop some its secrets.

The Wall Street Code made its YouTube GOOG premiere earlier this week, courtesy of VRPO Backlight. The 50-minute film is director Marijee Meerman's third in a series of insider tales. This one takes audiences on a gripping tale about a genius algorithm builder, Haim Bodek, who dared to stand up against Wall Street.

“The Algo Arms Dealer” earned a B.A. in Mathematics and Cognitive Science at University of Rochester. He has held various positions with Magnify, Goldman Sachs GS, Sixfold Technologies, UBS UBS and Trading Machines.

The film centers around Bodek and how his once-powerful work as algorithm builder was brought down by the “queue jumpers” within Wall Street. This is highlighted with a very well-done analogy to standing in line for Metallica tickets (Bodek is a big heavy metal fan).

Among those interiewed for the film is Thomas Peterffy of Interactive Brokers IBKR, who discusses his “original iPad” that he made and used in 1983. The film also visits Bodek's work at the Sang Lucci barracks in New York City.

Meerman and crew did a fantastic job with the production, keeping the film entertaining for both market experts and the layman who maybe just wants to learn something new.

The film is from the makers of Quants: the Alchemists of Wall Street and Money & Speed: Inside the Black Box.

Code is the final episode of a trilogy in search of the winners and losers of the tech revolution on Wall Street. Could mankind lose control of this increasingly complex system?