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This line made me laugh out loud. Been there, done that. Thanks for posting the interview.

A veteran CME currency trader that I used to sit next to told me about this one. I know I don't have the numbers exactly right, but they were of this magnitude. At the CME, you should always put a size on your bid or offer. If you don't, another trader trader can pretty much stuff you with...

Okay, time to get upbeat again. One morning back in 99, trading was sort of slow, so I left the trading floor for a break. I came back 10 minutes later and the S&Ps were trading 2 or 3 handles lower and were moving a little bit. I asked the guy next to me if anything was happening. He said...

I don't know. Trading brings out the best of people and the worst of people. Most of the time, only the extremes are talked about.

I don't want to sully the reputations of the exchanges here. I should add that the person referred to above lost her job and was banned from the floor pretty quickly, as she should have been.

Actually, that was in the stairwell, offering "services" for $25 a pop.

Illinois. Five other guys started in the firm the same day I did, including the lineman. I was 6' 3" and 250 lbs. I was the smallest guy in the group.

Just kidding. I worked mostly in the S&P's from 95 to 2001. I remember hearing about that. I think the parties involved were from the Eurodollar pit.

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Now this is bringing back the memories. I guess I was old school. Instead of tails, I used Kick Me signs. They worked, too. One of the guys at our firm was a 6' 4" 330 lb former U of I lineman. He walked the entire length of the Eurodollar pit at the Merc with 7 fins on his back...

Back around 1997 or so, I remember some girl in the CBOE visitor's gallery flashing her tits at the floor. The floor went nuts.

I vaguely remember something about a clerk at the Merc selling squares for the Superbowl back around 1999 or 2000. He had been doing this for years and the pot was getting bigger each year. In 99 or 2000, the pot was big, something like $20,000(could have been $70,000, I can't remember...

The deal expires on March 23. Get to it if you want one.

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I just tell people I'm in purchasing and sales.

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Almost forgot to post a pic of my set-up:

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