The turtle program was based on a bet between Richard Dennis and William Eckhardt. Both of these men were successful traders. Richard Dennis had turned an initial stake of less than $5,000 into more than $100 million. Richard Dennis believed anyone could be taught to trade the futures markets. Eckhardt took the opposite view. Their bet was a real world story similar to the movie Trading Places in 1983 with Eddie Murphy and Dan Ackroyd.Dennis decided...