SMART MONEY — THE VLAD TENEV STORY: official film site

Two founders moving through a crowded government corridor surrounded by press photographers
Smart Money — The Vlad Tenev Story

A FILM ABOUT THE APP THAT OPENED WALL STREET

The Premise

The marketwasn’t builtfor everyone.

Two outsiders believed investing should belong to everyone. Their idea placed Wall Street inside millions of pockets—and ignited a financial revolution no one could control.

Two founders working by laptop light in a cramped apartment at night
THE APARTMENT01
Commuters checking their investments on phone screens in a crowded train
THE CROWD02
A founder walking alone down a government corridor toward distant light
THE SUMMONS03
Two founders coding by laptop light in a cramped apartment
01

THE IDEA

Commission-free trading begins in a tiny apartment.

A commuter's face lit by a phone screen on a night subway
02

THE APP

The market enters millions of pockets.

Retail investors celebrating together on a city sidewalk at dusk
03

THE FRENZY

Ordinary investors discover their collective power.

A lone witness seated beneath harsh hearing-room lights
04

THE HEARING

The system demands an answer.

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The Story

Smart Money

DOCUMENTARY · FINANCE · TECHNOLOGY

Smart Money traces the rise of commission-free investing from a disruptive idea to a global financial force. Through ambition, controversy and unprecedented public attention, the film examines what happens when millions of people are handed access to a system that was never designed for them.

Running time
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Release date
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Language
English
Captions
Planned

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STANDARD DEFINITION DISC

SMART MONEY — DVD

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LIMITED METAL CASE

SMART MONEY — COLLECTOR'S STEELBOOK

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They opened the door.The world rushed in.

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