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anyone know james thompson from the floor (JLT)? He is on Facebook if you need to find him!

Pit Hand Signals - gone but not forgotten (well maybe some have been forgoten but here is Graham with a quick reminder). The website was developed by an American CME trader who clearly has too much time on his hands (pardon the pun) thought I'd open with one of my all time favourite hand...

Like many good stories we should not let the truth get in the way but this one was actually stated incorrect and the truth is much much better... Mr. Roberts actually fell asleep between the tracks as he was very very drunk, the train did go over the top and yes it was in the paper but I am...

Girth and Mirth Was that the same guy that impressed the ladies by putting a Rolex watch on it and doing the watch up like it was on a wrist?

Talking of Tony Blair and deaf Tony Blair was on a visit of the floor and had some dignitaries along with him, The President of Canada, A Senior Minister from one of the African nations and The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. One of the more senior exchange staff 'John' was escorting the...

Whilst I'd love to start the stories off, its hard for me to tell stories on how a senior bund broker for Refco was walking around The Grand Hotel in Brighton naked whilst high as a kite after sitting in his room with another male broker whilst both in their underpants...stewards enquiry? But I...

Ah Mr Hunt, we shared the same boss at some point, would you like to start the Refco Christmas party stories from Brighton on this post?

Nigel did a TV documentary back in the late 80's with a few other floor people, the classic which he didn't ever live down was the comment on the show from his wife "In the beginning we didn't always have it this easy, we only had the one car!" Dad as he was affectionately known amongst the pit...

Picture the scene, late 80's A Tullett and Tokyo director was retiring, a farewell bash was to be held downstairs in an underground bar for clients, colleagues and friends, people flying in from all over the world. On the very day the director was very ill and unable to attend his own farewell...

Neil Norman Quotes A few Neil Norman quotes for you all to enjoy... "I've got a horses head, a greyhound’s body, shark fin lats, sand dunes for calves, a few inches taller I could have been a model" "Me and my financier (not a misspelling) went to the Sistine Chapel, Michael Angelo took the...