Alex Saxon is an honest, small-town man who loves to trade the stock markets. His dream is simple-marry his childhood sweetheart, Lara, and live a happy, peaceful life. But little does Alex know that he is about to be thrust into a position that will literally decide the world's future.

An asteroid is headed on a collision course toward the Earth, and Alex, through his trading knowledge, must make enough money to fund the construction of a ray beam that will destroy the asteroid. But there are those who want to stop him at any cost. Will Alex be able to use his knowledge of the stock market to save the Earth from destruction?