Brokers with Hands on Their Faces

by Alex Tabarrok on October 19, 2008 at 6:13 pm in Web/Tech | Permalink

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Hat tip to Boing Boing.

5 comments

anonymous_coward October 19, 2008 at 7:24 pm: Sad Guys on Trading Floors: http://sadguysontradingfloors.tumblr.com/
pants October 19, 2008 at 9:34 pm: ^^Well, I am sure that in the best of times they probably bang their head on the wall after making a bad bet on pork bellies or shares of IBM or whatever. Except during the good times, they do not have the news media and the paparazzi up in their faces to document it. They’re emotionally invested because of their commission or hedge fund performance fees, or whatever the case is. Add that to the obvious, that the market is crashing worse than it has in a very long time. From personal experience, the traders I have met are high-strung, antsy people…I believe there is a personality associated with the profession the same way there’s a personality type for salespeople.
assman October 19, 2008 at 11:42 pm: “Why do they get so emotionally invested in any downturn? It’s like they half-don’t know what they’re doing.”

Traders are bipolar just like the market.
JonnyB October 20, 2008 at 2:04 pm: “Is it wrong that I enjoy these so much?”

One of the most justifiable expressions of Schadenfreude I’ve ever encountered.
JonnyB October 20, 2008 at 2:04 pm: “Is it wrong that I enjoy these so much?”

One of the most justifiable expressions of Schadenfreude I’ve ever encountered.

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