tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post5534648746602291837..comments2024-03-29T03:19:56.674+00:00Comments on Macro Man: A Market VignetteMacro Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324967552369915949noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-25417724855904978682014-04-27T15:31:09.406+01:002014-04-27T15:31:09.406+01:00POO-FINGER
+1 for mental arithmetic.
Extended hou...POO-FINGER<br /><br />+1 for mental arithmetic.<br />Extended hours and Auto-spreader no goodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-1389633911814409602014-04-25T03:22:25.020+01:002014-04-25T03:22:25.020+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.BRMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17864068100462781592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-50134305654648830942014-04-25T03:21:54.539+01:002014-04-25T03:21:54.539+01:00Over at the CBOT in the early '00s a bunch of ...Over at the CBOT in the early '00s a bunch of the agg locals had a bet around what weighed more, a gallon of milk or a gallon of water. About $15K was laid out on that one and a scale for demonstration purposes had to be acquired. Clearly these guys had ditched physics class in their one year of college.<br /><br />Don't even get me started on the dead-pool. I inherited Dick Clark from my father when my father died. The broker who ran the pool asked me if I'd like to keep Clark... at my dad's wake.<br /><br />Bygone era, but the stories never dull with time.BRMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17864068100462781592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-87495714932845096682014-04-24T05:07:25.247+01:002014-04-24T05:07:25.247+01:002x weetbix in a minute
packet of sao's in 20 m...2x weetbix in a minute<br />packet of sao's in 20 minutes<br /><br />good times, great postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-23966994225714311162014-04-22T23:14:21.443+01:002014-04-22T23:14:21.443+01:00Funny enough, when I visited the Tsujiki fish mark...Funny enough, when I visited the Tsujiki fish market in Tokyo in the late 1990's, it reminded me a lot of the exchange floor...complete with arbing (ie hand signals)....Macro Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324967552369915949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-75298090815104046392014-04-22T23:06:20.525+01:002014-04-22T23:06:20.525+01:00one of the best NIP in Paris Matif, a market that ...one of the best NIP in Paris Matif, a market that you know well, came from the Rungis fish market<br /><br />the pit is anything but sophistication indeedNicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532015745155347229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-57576851275002696372014-04-22T21:34:18.974+01:002014-04-22T21:34:18.974+01:00That clerk story is rather common. We had the sam...That clerk story is rather common. We had the same kind of problem on our derivatives trading floor five years ago. Some kid lost his job, betting stopped -- but being Canadian the punter lost out and were definitely not made whole. I guess its a culture thing. We don't bail out the rich guys.<br /><br />Betting more or less died after that<br /><br />Ours was NHL final<br />Frozen in the Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04901959687094626879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-70436221272236572822014-04-22T13:01:33.613+01:002014-04-22T13:01:33.613+01:00Mad bet lessons - 1000 stinking rancid coconuts ar...Mad bet lessons - 1000 stinking rancid coconuts arriving in the smart reception of the reputable bank I worked for in the late 80s as a trader's unmatched position in coconuts (made a change form cadbury's cream eggs) was settled - no one said they had to be fresh. <br /><br /> Lesson? Check your position and always check the documentation. -( CDS )Polemichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985506596290073453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-33831231705538353612014-04-22T11:05:47.484+01:002014-04-22T11:05:47.484+01:00oh the nostalgia !
45 Chicken Nuggets in half an ...oh the nostalgia !<br /><br />45 Chicken Nuggets in half an hour, a gallon of milk, a can of cat food for GBP 800- and my own favourite when it came time to pay the rent .... the slice of dry bread in a minuteRossconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-66771544907072728722014-04-22T09:24:04.611+01:002014-04-22T09:24:04.611+01:00Love it. Can't wait for your book, would put M...Love it. Can't wait for your book, would put Michael Lewis to shame!thetanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-84482439126562141152014-04-22T09:11:43.610+01:002014-04-22T09:11:43.610+01:00lovely post! makes us long for the good ol days wi...lovely post! makes us long for the good ol days without iphones and tablets and having kids who actually can do mental arithmetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com