Trading Vacations

Originally posted by NeutronJuan


I go backpacking into the wilderness. The only bulls are elk and the only bears are black (so far). Also cougar, mountain goat, coyote, marmot, etc. They aren't very interested in the markets.
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Not even the marmots? Not even a little?
 
Originally posted by rs7
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Trading Vacations? I'd love to, but you have to understand what you'd be getting...I don't get one.
I sure wish my icons worked.

Seriously, fishing is the best in my opinion...deep sea is the most exciting yet exhausting, but even bay fishing or lake fishing or stream fishing can be great fun...if you like to go fishing.
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Originally posted by darkhorse
when were you at merrill lynch? my old boss started in the biz at merrill lynch in the 70's before going out on his own. he was one of their 'golden circle' if that means anything to you. he always talked about it like it was a huge thing.
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"The Golden Circle"? Well , thinking back to my days at Mother Merrill...I believe that was an award given to brokers who hit certain production numbers. I think you got a small bonus check and you had your name on the office wall. for some reason i think it was actually called the "president's Club" .but it's been a while.

As far as vacations go....snowboarding in the winter is a must for me(Mt Stowe, Vermont is one of my favorites..and I hope to buy a condo one day). and from April to October I try to play golf twice a week. and theres the dart league Monday nights...the august trips to the lake...November in Florida...

but to be honest... like many of us here...the markets are always on my mind....today I woke up(my girlfriend is now programed to turn bedroom TV on b4 she leaves) to see the beautiful Emma Crosby(cnbc europe), had the coffee on the bedside table, and thats always a great start to my day.:D
 
Originally posted by uptik2000



it was actually called the "president's Club" .but it's been a while.
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Yeah, that is what I remember as well. I think their were a few tiers of status, but fortunately I did my one year contract and got away from Mother Merrill. Worst year of my life (professionally).
 
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if it wasn't for the fact that I got lucky and made some decent $ during my 2 years at MER (made the $ from stocks and the Munder NetNEt fund!) , and that I was lucky to get a very friendly manager..those would have been miserable years for me as well. I was probably the youngest guy in the office....an environment that was so boring..at times I had to look around to make sure people were still there. The exact opposite of my days at Morgan where we would be on the phones, standing up, noise levels made you feel alive. And the office was younger.so at the end of the day it was off to the bar...or after a exciting day...the "gentleman's club":D

Thats one thing I do miss about being a remote trader. Having co-workers to go to lunch with....seeing and meeting women in and around downtown...etc
 
Vacation is a good chance to practice your discipline. Just DON't watch the TV and DON'T read the paper. Use your willpower to NOT do it! (Then sneak away while the wife is getting ready to go out taking all the time to do her hair etc...
 
Originally posted by vulture
that old man(John Waterman??) from The Paper Chase (who looks alot like Alfred Hitchcock) turning to the screen with that haughty accent "When EF Hutton talks people listen"...Actually it just reminded me that Waterhouse is trying that same kind of crap with the old guy from Law & Order...
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It was John Houseman for Smith Barney...
"We make money the old fashion way. We earn it"
 
Avoiding TV and newspapers doesn't always work. Invariably, if you tell someone that you are from the U.S., they ask you to comment on some latest bit of business news that you have not even seen yet. "So, what do you think about the lastest bankruptcy of company X and the plummenting dollar?"

But, I feel most sorry for the forex traders. If you travel internationally, you absolutely cannot avoid seeing the "Change"/"Cambio" money changer offices and the latest quotes.
 
Why would anyone go on vacation without being able to trade. Take a laptop, trade in the morning take the rest of the day to have fun.....How can it be a vacation (fun) if you can't trade?

Simple solution, eh? Vacation in the West, so you can trade before your spouse is awake...

:-)

don
 
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