Funniest thing ever seen at a prop firm
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Damn. When did that happen? George was a pretty honest shooter, he'd say after a series of bad trades, "I suck at trading".
That kind of thing happens when you steel yourself against feeling nervous about your positions. It helps you to trade, but it can open the door to blowups as well. Fine line to walk. Guess he fell off the wire that time
Did anyone honestly ever see call girls on the floor of any prop shops or any other trading areas out there. I persoanlyl never saw anything like that but I have heard rumors of things. That would be hilarious.
On the CBOT floor there was a receptionist who had a raffle for her body. Each trader gave $100 and she then picked names out of a hat. The name she picked got to have sex with her. It was probably the wierdest thing I've ever seen. It was interesting how down low it was kept too considering the fact that 100s of traders participated.
At worldco, I once saw a guy watching porn on his computer during market hours.
Also at worldco, I heard walter telling a trader who had lost too much money and who wanted to cash out his remaining capital "i piss on 10,000 dollars" I thought it was funny cause in my mind i automatically reinterpreted the statement as "I piss on YOUR 10,000 dollars"
When I was trading bonds at a futures firm, an idiot risk manager who was filling in for another risk manager reported a low unemployment number when the number actually should have been high. It was a very sad day.....nearly everyone at hte firm lost a lot of money.
One time at Goldman Sachs a trader kept on averaging an asian equity position down. The risk manager told him to get out of the position but hte trader responded with the mathematical reasoning behind why he was still in the position. The more the risk manager told him to get out, the more the trader delved into the mathematics of his reasoning. Finally, after like 5 minutes of discussion teh risk manager yells "FUCK YOU. JUST GET THE FUCK OUT OF THAT PIECE OF SHIT". It was damn funny. Turns out the math guy was right after all. the risk manager supposedly told him later that "to be right in that position would have meant getting into it four hours later than you did. half right is always wrong"
At worldco, I once saw a guy watching porn on his computer during market hours.
Also at worldco, I heard walter telling a trader who had lost too much money and who wanted to cash out his remaining capital "i piss on 10,000 dollars" I thought it was funny cause in my mind i automatically reinterpreted the statement as "I piss on YOUR 10,000 dollars"
When I was trading bonds at a futures firm, an idiot risk manager who was filling in for another risk manager reported a low unemployment number when the number actually should have been high. It was a very sad day.....nearly everyone at hte firm lost a lot of money.
One time at Goldman Sachs a trader kept on averaging an asian equity position down. The risk manager told him to get out of the position but hte trader responded with the mathematical reasoning behind why he was still in the position. The more the risk manager told him to get out, the more the trader delved into the mathematics of his reasoning. Finally, after like 5 minutes of discussion teh risk manager yells "FUCK YOU. JUST GET THE FUCK OUT OF THAT PIECE OF SHIT". It was damn funny. Turns out the math guy was right after all. the risk manager supposedly told him later that "to be right in that position would have meant getting into it four hours later than you did. half right is always wrong"
FredBloggs
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i once saw two identical twins walking across the floor. both were about 22, both wearing identical outfits (tight white mini skirts - long tanned legs...), both had the same inflated breasts, blonde hair etc. this MUST have been some saucy double act - and did get me thinking.
thing is they were wearing officials guest badges.
as they walked across the floor, trading halted (as it always did when some outside chick with big tits went by), and EVERYONE started shouting BEAVER BEAVER, 4 BID FOR BEAVER!
where as most girls get embarrassed and would go red at this, these 2 pros didnt bat an eye lid.
FredBloggs
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another one (surprised i never remembered this one earlier)...
there was a solomon smith clerk a few booths down from ours. she thought she was IT.
yes she was VERY attractive. she looked like some super model. yes we all wanted a ride on her - but as long as she didnt open her mouth. she was as thick as the day is long. boy did she have a HORRIBLE attitude though - looked down her nose at EVERYONE, even though she was some $5 hour clerk.
anyway, one our clerks fancied her like mad and kept making passes every time he saw her. eventually she complained that she was being harassed to the exchange floor manager - he had words with him and our boss (the dude who had to pick out floor tacks) basically ignored it.
anyway, our clerk wanted to get his own back on the super bitch! later that afternoon after she had left, he put black boot polish all over her phone - mouth and ear piece. the next day i came in and had forgotten all about it -
then i saw her! she was walking round as usual like she owned the place. little did she know she had black muck all around her mouth and chin and all over her perfect blonde hair (by her ear). everyone on the floor was pissing themselves at her - but she didnt figure - until she went to the bathroom to do her make up.
never saw the clerk again. she got him banned from the floor (even though she had no proof it was him) so the boss sacked him.
there was a solomon smith clerk a few booths down from ours. she thought she was IT.
yes she was VERY attractive. she looked like some super model. yes we all wanted a ride on her - but as long as she didnt open her mouth. she was as thick as the day is long. boy did she have a HORRIBLE attitude though - looked down her nose at EVERYONE, even though she was some $5 hour clerk.
anyway, one our clerks fancied her like mad and kept making passes every time he saw her. eventually she complained that she was being harassed to the exchange floor manager - he had words with him and our boss (the dude who had to pick out floor tacks) basically ignored it.
anyway, our clerk wanted to get his own back on the super bitch! later that afternoon after she had left, he put black boot polish all over her phone - mouth and ear piece. the next day i came in and had forgotten all about it -
then i saw her! she was walking round as usual like she owned the place. little did she know she had black muck all around her mouth and chin and all over her perfect blonde hair (by her ear). everyone on the floor was pissing themselves at her - but she didnt figure - until she went to the bathroom to do her make up.
never saw the clerk again. she got him banned from the floor (even though she had no proof it was him) so the boss sacked him.
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 whatever size he wants. Anyhoo, back in the mid 90's in the Eurodollar futures spread area, A floor broker steps up and asks for a quote on a certain futures spread. Another broker steps up and yells "Half bid!!"
Floor broker 1: "What's your size?"
Floor broker 2: "I'm half bid!!"
Floor broker 1: "No, really, WHAT"S YOUR SIZE?"
Floor broker 2: "I'M HALF BID!!!!"
Floor broker 1: "Okay,...Sell you 27,850"
Floor broker 2: "make it 28,000"
Floor Broker 1: "done."
Floor broker 1: "What's your size?"
Floor broker 2: "I'm half bid!!"
Floor broker 1: "No, really, WHAT"S YOUR SIZE?"
Floor broker 2: "I'M HALF BID!!!!"
Floor broker 1: "Okay,...Sell you 27,850"
Floor broker 2: "make it 28,000"
Floor Broker 1: "done."
FredBloggs
Guest
dont blame him - those odd lot orders are a bitch
fwiw (dont know about cme but on other floors) if you dont show size then its taken to be the iqs - inferred quote size -
about 20 or 50 lots usually.
We would have a contest in the office who can hit the delivery guy the most times with a nerf ball. Rule was you can only hit someone elses delivery guy--not your own.
We would tally up points and the winner would have the lossers tip his delivery guy all the following week. Everyone pretty much had their standard fast food joints where they would order from, so it got to a point where we would prank order from someones usuall place just so his delivery guy would come up so we can have more chances to peg him with the nerf ball.
OUr secretaries felt bad for these guys so they would walk them across the trading floor holding their hand.
This was by far the funniest and most sadistcal fun I can remeber ever!
We would tally up points and the winner would have the lossers tip his delivery guy all the following week. Everyone pretty much had their standard fast food joints where they would order from, so it got to a point where we would prank order from someones usuall place just so his delivery guy would come up so we can have more chances to peg him with the nerf ball.
OUr secretaries felt bad for these guys so they would walk them across the trading floor holding their hand.
This was by far the funniest and most sadistcal fun I can remeber ever!