London, England. Sequence showing various traders dressed in brightly-coloured jackets communicating with one another through hand signals ('open outcry') in the busy trading floor of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE). One male trader celebrates an achievement by throwing his hands up and punching the air.

London, England. Sequence showing various traders dressed in brightly-coloured jackets communicating with one another through frantic and sometimes aggressive hand signals ('open outcry') in the busy trading floor of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE).

London, England. Sequence showing various traders dressed in brightly-coloured jackets communicating with one another through frantic and sometimes aggressive hand signals ('open outcry') in the busy trading floor of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE).

London, England. Sequence showing various traders dressed in brightly-coloured jackets communicating with one another through hand signals ('open outcry') in the busy trading floor of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) prior to it becoming Euronext.liffe.

Sequence showing various male and female traders communicating through hand signals ('open outcry') in the busy trading room of the London Metal Exchange in London, England.

Liberia: Various shots of ship laying high speed internet cables at sea, channel in the shore to receive the cable. Close up of cable connecting structure

Manhattan, New York City, USA: A businesswoman with short dark hair, talking on a mobile phone while walking along a busy sidewalk.

A businessman with grey hair talking on a mobile phone in Manhattan, New York City, USA.

A row of workers manually sorting letters at a post sorting office.

Sequence showing traders dressed in brightly coloured jackets shouting and gesticulating in the busy trading pit at the International Petroleum Exchange in London, England.

A pack of grey wolves howling together on hillside.

London, England: London Capital Group trading floor, traders at desks in front of computer screens.

Manhattan, New York City, USA: Feet of an unidentifiable businessman carrying a briefcase and umbrella while walking along a sidewalk.

Manhattan, New York City, USA: An unidentifiable businessman using a Blackberry handset.

Mumbai, India: Hands typing at computer keyboard

Two traders discuss and conclude a transaction in the busy trading pit of the International Petroleum Exchange in London, England. Traders shout and gesticulate ('open outcry') in the background.

Close view of young person's hands typing on keyboard of personal computer at home, many leads and wires on table.

Manhattan, New York City, USA: A man in a baseball cap and raincoat talking on a mobile phone while walking along a busy street.

Manhattan, New York City, USA: A businessman carrying a laptop computer shoulder case talking on a mobile phone while crossing a busy road.

Russia: A large satellite dish against cloudy sky, camera pans to show a helicopter landing on tundra next to a snowy mountain.

Hands of an unidentifiable man manually sorting letters at a post sorting office.

Medium view of a male trader pointing at a computer screen in a busy stock trading office in London, England. Zoom out to a wide shot showing other traders talking on phones and working at computer terminals.

Manhattan, New York City, USA: Tracking shot following an unidentifiable man talking on a mobile phone while walking along a busy street carrying a backpack.

Extremely close shot of tips of fingers typing on keyboard

Mumbai, India: Woman dealer working in dealing room of the ICICI Bank

Close up view of an unidentifiable trader writing on a note pad then passing the note to a dealer in the busy trading pit of the International Petroleum Exchange in London, England.

Hong Kong, China: Chinese traders on trading floor (dealers) as one makes thumbs up sign, another trader making thumbs down sign.

Mumbai, India: Dealers working in dealing room of the ICICI Bank

Two businessmen dressed in raincoats using mobile phones while standing on a busy street in Manhattan, New York City, USA. Crowds of pedestrians pass by in the background.

Manhattan, New York City, USA: A tall, bald-headed, well-dressed businessman wearing a suit, yellow tie and sunglasses talks on a mobile phone while walking along a busy sidewalk.

View over shoulder of boy using computer with mouse at home, moving icons on desktop with monitor in front of him.

Two male traders discuss the contents of a set of documents against a backdrop of computer screens on the trading floor of Barclays Capital (the investment trading division of Barclays Bank plc) in London, England.

Hands of an unidentifiable man holding a Blackberry handset while he walks along a busy street in Manhattan, New York City, USA.

Very close shot of female fingers typing on keyboard, one finger is wearing a ring

Manhattan, New York City, USA: Two businessmen talking on mobile phones. One man wears glasses.

Sequence showing various images of traders, some wearing coloured jackets, shouting, frantically gesticulating ('open outcry') and talking on telephones in the busy trading pit of the International Petroleum Exchange in London, England.

Brightly-lit internet caf�ƒ© with people typing away at computer terminals. People sitting in rows, many wearing winter jackets. London, England.

An unidentifiable businessman dressed in a blue shirt using a Blackberry handset while walking along a busy street in Manhattan, New York City, USA.

A businessman wearing a raincoat using a mobile phone while standing on a busy street in Manhattan, New York City, USA.

An unidentifiable businessman using a Blackberry handset as a mobile phone on a busy street in Manhattan, New York City, USA.

Close-up view of a frustrated-looking, unidentifiable male trader speaking on the telephone in a busy stock trading office in London, England. Zoom out to a wide shot showing other traders working at computer terminals.

Zoom out from three male traders in discussion to a wide view of traders working at computer terminals in a busy stock trading office in London, England.

London, England. The busy trading floor of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) prior to it becoming Euronext.liffe. Crowds of traders wearing brightly-coloured jackets shout and gesticulate to one another.

Pan across the trading room at the London Metal Exchange in London, England. Traders dressed in suits stand talking, shouting and gesticulating ('open outcry') to one another.

Sequence showing anonymous teenage girl in bedroom typing on computer, sequence includes blurred close shots of fingers using keyboard and bedroom scene with nail varnish and stack of music compact discs

Close up of yellow card being held up against sky

Very close shot of tips of fingers typing on keyboard

Football Referee writes in book and issues red card then repeats action

Sequence of shots from inside the International Petroleum Exchange in London, England. Wide shot of traders shouting and gesticulating ('open outcry') in the Exchange's trading pit. Traders writing on notepads.

Very close shot of fingers typing on keyboard