Retail or wholesale?

wasp · Jul 20, 2007

Given the option, which'd you prefer?

JTrader · Jul 20, 2007

Hi wasp

Does wholesale mean the underlying market/exchange based market such as CME or LSE?
V's retail which means eg. spreadbet, CFD, or retail spot forex etc?

Thanks.

wasp · Jul 20, 2007

I mean it as in

Wholesale > stand on the tube next to GJ every morning
Retail > sit at home with a nice cup of tea all day

jacinto · Jul 20, 2007

wasp said:
I mean it as in

Wholesale > stand on the tube next to GJ every morning
Retail > sit at home with a nice cup of tea all day

tea.....yuk........a beer dude, a beer

JTrader · Jul 20, 2007

wasp said:
I mean it as in

Wholesale > stand on the tube next to GJ every morning
Retail > sit at home with a nice cup of tea all day

In that case, on balance with all advantages & disadvantages taken into account, retail edges it for me.

jacinto · Jul 20, 2007

JTrader said:
In that case, on balance with all advantages & disadvantages taken into account, retail edges it for me.

its a bit smelly that only 1 member has voted wholesale

i wonder who it may be :cheesy:

JTrader · Jul 20, 2007

jacinto said:
tea.....yuk........a beer dude, a beer

Surely you don't drink & trade (at the same time like)?

cerveza, it makes me happy............

jacinto · Jul 20, 2007

JTrader said:
Surely you don't drink & trade (at the same time like)?
cerveza, it makes me happy............

only after 11 am

jacinto · Jul 20, 2007

GammaJammer said:
Not denying it was me. But look at it this way - as I'm currently sitting on the wholesale side of the fence, I actually have the choice (as there's nothing really to stop me quitting my job tomorrow, walking off the floor and plonking myself down in my study with the aforementioned big mug of tea and a retail account).

So given the fact that I can do either at present, it would be a pretty daft state of affairs if I actually thought I would rather be on the other side of the fence right now but just wasn't doing anything about it ;-)

The day I stop being happy where I am is the day I start looking for something else. If that means that there's nothing at all that interests me in whoesale I guess it'll be time to get out. But not yet.

GJ

i think you are spot on GJ, the logic behind what you say is cryistal clear.

j

wasp · Jul 20, 2007

GammaJammer said:
Not denying it was me. But look at it this way - as I'm currently sitting on the wholesale side of the fence, I actually have the choice (as there's nothing really to stop me quitting my job tomorrow, walking off the floor and plonking myself down in my study with the aforementioned big mug of tea and a retail account).

So given the fact that I can do either at present, it would be a pretty daft state of affairs if I actually thought I would rather be on the other side of the fence right now but just wasn't doing anything about it ;-)

The day I stop being happy where I am is the day I start looking for something else. If that means that there's nothing at all that interests me in whoesale I guess it'll be time to get out. But not yet.

GJ

Do you not do both currently? Since you have the facility? Swing trade via SB with all your inside knowledge

jacinto · Jul 20, 2007

wasp said:
Do you not do both currently? Since you have the facility? Swing trade via SB with all your inside knowledge

actually, that is a good question......my best friend is a wholesale trader for citi.......he cant be (as in not allowed) trading around except on particular funds.......and for investment purposes, no swings...

wonder if its the same thing with you GJ

timsk · Jul 21, 2007

wasp said:
I mean it as in
Wholesale > stand on the tube next to GJ every morning
Retail > sit at home with a nice cup of tea all day

GJ may correct me on this, but I suspect that the nearest he gets to a tube is when his chauffeur driven limo' glides past the entrance on its way to or from his penthouse office suite at Canary Wharf!

Tim.

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