What Actually Happens At The End Of 'Trading Places'?

npr.orgPublished: 4/24/2025

Summary

In the 30th anniversary of *Trading Places*, Louis Winthorpe and Billy Ray Valentine cleverly steal a bad report on the orange crop to exploit market trends, buying futures at 29 cents and selling at $1.42 when the truth emerges, making them wealthy while the Duke brothers face collapse due to their wrong bet.