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    City Stories - Bomber, Donkey & The Spaniard

    Ha it just came up as I searched for Bomber and "City Stories"! Figured I may as well share my findings, also found this; Recent Productions I'm in one of those episodes... Shame it's not listed in their digital archive. Pobster
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    City Stories - Bomber, Donkey & The Spaniard

    I know this is old but I just thought about this too... ...and found there's a trailer for it here (near the end): Channel 4 Continuity 1999 - YouTube Pobster
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    Are YOU a STIR trader?

    I've not looked at the Swiss once in about seven years! I've made a new Swiss screen... I'll take a look, thanks!
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    Are YOU a STIR trader?

    I've been trading STIRs electronically since 1999, first mainly in the Euribor (also traded Sterling and Swiss at the time) but eventually migrated into solely trading Sterling. Traded that right up until LIFFE introduced half ticks, it only took me two days trading to see how wrong LIFFE have...
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    Best Thread The Arcade Traders "Pit Stories" Thread

    Yes it is! :) I only changed it today after noticing that I'd previously uploaded a picture of myself at 5 or 6 years old... I think the flash is more appropriate! ;) I still have various trading cards, badges, trading jackets and a Bund mug somewhere! Pobster (POB obviously!) edit: I...
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    Best Thread The Arcade Traders "Pit Stories" Thread

    Hmmm I'm concerned about naming people tbh!!! I'll stick with mnemonics that I can remember, else it'll be just first names or nicknames... If you remember RAW from Alpha (later MFF) you'll know he was a BIG muscled guy, when I was a runner even if he was *really* busy he'd always find the...
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    Best Thread The Arcade Traders "Pit Stories" Thread

    Other things I remember are; A runner being escorted out of the building by security with a towel covering his face/ head after he'd been heard masturbating in the toilets. Never did find out who that was! A broker who I shall refer to as only Darren in case he's reading this (to save any...
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    Best Thread The Arcade Traders "Pit Stories" Thread

    Ah google! What would we do without it?!!! http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,311922,00.html Pobster
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    Best Thread The Arcade Traders "Pit Stories" Thread

    Anyone remember when the All Saints come down to visit the floor? And Natalie Appleton took off her bra as a trader had paid £1000 for it at a charity auction or something. Can't remember who it was mind... Pobster
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    Open Out Cry Trading

    I was there that day (in the Sterling pit which was just below the viewing gallery) - what actually stopped the interview was that they opened the soundproof windows to let the noise from the trading floor be in the background. Unfortunately for them, it was quiet that day and there had been a...
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    euribor problems

    Whoa whoa!!! What is the point in even considering about trading on the open and running it till the close? The only way to learn to trade is to actually do it! In the long run you'll earn far more by getting into and getting out of a position ALL day rather than just once... Could you...
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    Trading Spreads - is anyone actually doing it?

    I fail to see how trading spreads is boring? I trade between 500-3000 (usually around 1000) round trips a day - that's hardly boring?!!! And yes they *are* a safer way of trading, but only if you know what you're doing in the first place. I actually can't remember the last time I had a 'down...
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