Financial History Video Library
Top Recommended Playlists & Series
- Stock Market Crashes – Full History – Best overall playlist on major crashes and bubbles
- Financial History – Stock Markets – Structured series on market evolution
- Extra History: Tulip Mania – Detailed multi-part series on the first major bubble
- The South Sea Bubble – Focused deep dive into one of the earliest crashes
- Trading Psychology & Market Behaviour – Excellent companion for crowd psychology
Major Documentary Series
- The Century of the Self – Adam Curtis (Full Series) – Landmark 4-part BBC documentary on how Freud’s ideas shaped modern consumer society, propaganda, and market psychology. Essential viewing.
- The Ascent of Money – Niall Ferguson (Full Series) – Outstanding 6-part documentary tracing the history of money, credit, banking, and financial systems from ancient times to the present.
Tulip Mania and the First Bubbles
- The Tulip Bubble (2013) – Well-produced documentary explaining the world’s first major financial bubble
- Betting on the Bulbs – Short, clear explanation of Tulip Mania and its lessons
- TULIP MANIA – Tulipomania by Charles Mackay – Classic reading from the famous book on financial delusions
Spice Trade and Birth of Share Trading
- The Dutch East India Company – Birth of the Stock Market – Excellent overview of how the first modern corporation and stock market emerged
- The Spice Trade That Created Modern Capitalism – Great documentary on how spice voyages led to joint-stock companies
- Amsterdam Stock Exchange 1602 – First Shares – Clear explanation of the world’s first stock exchange
Origins of Japanese Candlestick Charting
- The History of Candlestick Charts – Munehisa Homma – Best overview of how candlesticks were invented in 1700s Japan
- Japanese Rice Traders and the Birth of Technical Analysis – Good historical context on rice trading and Homma’s methods
1929 Crash and the Great Depression
- The Crash of 1929 – PBS American Experience – High-quality PBS documentary on the 1929 crash
- 1929 Stock Market Crash Explained – Clear, concise explanation of causes and consequences
- The Great Crash 1929 – Documentary – Detailed historical account
1987 Black Monday Crash
- The 1987 Crash – Patrick Boyle – Excellent modern analysis by a finance professor
- Black Monday 1987 – The Day the Markets Crashed – Good historical footage and explanation
Japanese Bubble and Lost Decade
- Japan’s Lost Decade – An Economic Disaster – Comprehensive documentary on the bubble and its aftermath
- When Japan’s Economy Collapsed: The 1990s Lost Decade – Clear explanation of the asset bubble burst
Dot-com Bubble (1995–2000)
- Dot Com Bubble Wall Street Documentary – Well-made overview of the internet stock boom and bust
- The Dot-Com Bubble – Wall Street History – Good summary of the rise and crash
Global Financial Crisis 2008
- The Big Short – Inside the 2008 Crisis – Entertaining and insightful look at the housing bubble
- Inside Job (2010) – Full Documentary – Oscar-winning exposé of the 2008 financial crisis
- Before the Great Recession, “The Warning” (Frontline) – Powerful Frontline documentary
The Turtle Traders Experiment
- The Turtle Traders Documentary – Richard Dennis Experiment – Best overview of the famous trading experiment
- How the Turtles Made Millions – Clear explanation of the rules and results
- The Untold Story of Richard Dennis – Personal insights from the Turtle experiment
General Financial History & Market Psychology
- Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds – Classic reading on financial manias
- Reminiscences of a Stock Operator – Full Audiobook – The most famous trading book ever written
- Where Are the Customers’ Yachts? – Full Reading – Classic humorous look at Wall Street
Last updated: April 2026