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What Actually Happens at the End of 'Trading Places'? (2013)


A definitive answer to one of the most important questions in the history of finance.

Sure, Louis Winthorpe (Dan Aykroyd) and Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) get rich, and the Duke brothers lose all their money. The Duke brothers — two old, rich guys — have bribed someone to get an advance copy of a government report on the orange crop. When the price hits 29 cents a pound, Winthorpe and Valentine start agreeing to buy orange juice in April.

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