Best Thread The Arcade Traders "Pit Stories" Thread

[sqky]

I remember being given an order in a green spread in stirling as a blue button at refco. I was told Nigel was th man to ask....So i stepped into the pit nervous blue button aware of the stick he gave out and asked him for a price and size. "3 bid your size shag!" , "ok 25,000 lots, cheers Dad" he stepped back and looked at the prices on the screen of the whole strip and replied "erm oh, not that much." then he looked at his position card and said "i'll do 19,000"............he did come back for the rest eventually!

It always amused me that he called my then boss "Mike". (his name was actually Paul Hunt(bunker))

 

[Slingapore]

I remember being given an order in a green spread in stirling as a blue button at refco. I was told Nigel was th man to ask....So i stepped into the pit nervous blue button aware of the stick he gave out and asked him for a price and size. "3 bid your size shag!" , "ok 25,000 lots, cheers Dad" he stepped back and looked at the prices on the screen of the whole strip and replied "erm oh, not that much." then he looked at his position card and said "i'll do 19,000"............he did come back for the rest eventually!

It always amused me that he called my then boss "Mike". (his name was actually Paul Hunt(bunker))

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?

 

[buy 'em]

I just want to say that this is one of the most entertaining threads around!!!

Keep em coming

 

[Directional]

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?

bring on the Christmas Party stories... would love to hear. Some great stuff you posted so far mate, pure quality!

 

[Slingapore]

bring on the Christmas Party stories... would love to hear. Some great stuff you posted so far mate, pure quality!

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 really cant begin to tell stories like this on here!!!

 

[Slingapore]

he would have had to have been deaf not to
the whole floor was chanting it !
headlines next day
"blair jeered by city traders"

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 officials around and introducing them to the traders and brokers. John took them over to meet Mr. Phil Bruce who was running Lehman’s at the time. Phil was introduced as one of the longest standing members of the exchange to each and every one of the dignitaries. Once the niceties were over the Sri Lankan Prime Minister who happened to be a small built woman asked Phil if she could ask you something, "sure, go ahead" he replied

Sri Lankan Prime Minister: "I was wondering since you have been on the trading floor for so long I am surprised that your hearing has not been affected!"
Phil: "I beg your pardon?"
Sri Lankan Prime Minister (slightly louder than before): "I said I was wondering since you have been on the trading floor for so long I am surprised that your hearing has not been affected!"
Phil: "I'm sorry I didn't catch that, could you repeat it?"
Sri Lankan Prime Minister (snow much louder than before): "I said I was wondering since you have been on the trading floor for so long I am surprised that your hearing has not been affected!"
Phil: "What's that?"

By now John is trying to drag away the unsuspecting victim of an old floor prank

But Sri Lankan Prime Minister got one final one out before being whisked away (Now shouting at the top of her lungs): "I SAID I was wondering since you have been on the trading floor for so long I am surprised that your hearing has not been affected"

The entire pit was laughing so hard as you can imagine...the old ones are the best!!!

by the way the photo attached was from that day, Phil Bruce is the one with the tache

 

[Blacksail]

The build up to this encounter was that 'John' was told to keep Tony Blair away from Brucey as he didn't like him. The fact they are in close proximity in this picture is purely coincidental. The story also had a beginning to it whereby as 'John' made the introductions
John: "Phil, this is the Prime Minister of Canada,
Phil: Nice to meet you,
John: This is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka,
Phil: Nice to meet you,
John: And this is the President of Uganda,
Phil: (Under his breath, but still audible) (No sh1t) Nice to meet you

 

[Blacksail]

Phone Call

I remember a phone call to the TNT booth concerning a young man called 'Jim' we all called him Jim or Jimmy the only person to call him James was his Mum. Anyway, a line starts flashing in the booth with the caller asking to speak to 'James' I recall the converstaion with 'Blades' went as follows;
Caller: May I speak with James please?
Blades: Sorry Mrs. T, he hasn't arrived yet, is there a problem?
Mrs. T: Yes dear, a small problem, there's a black woman in James's bedroom and she says she wont leave until she gets paid.
Blades: Oh!!!
Mrs. T: Yes dear, Oh! Can you ask James to call home as soon as he arrives please?
Blades: Sure will Mrs T. Then putting the phone down calls all around to relay the story. Whereupon Jimmy got a rousing reception on his arrival to the floor!!! Deservedly so in my opinion.......

 

[Pitscum]

where did fraggle end up? anyone know...or care?

 

[Pitscum]

heres another, anyone remember jeremy isaacs from his days at smith bros on the ltom?

 

[charliechan]

i will not name names to protect the guilty....

'company x' director is retiring. a night is arranged. director doesnt turn up. a pro was hired and paid in advance to strip, then give him a bj. pro turns up, so who is going to take the trick? trader x volenteers. gets on the stage. as the pro gets busy, trader x is about to climax. he takes it out, turns into the crowd and shoots!

uuugh!

 

[Directional]

hehe, CC i think the stage performer was named and famed about ten posts ago

 

[dick_dastardly]

i will not name names to protect the guilty....

'company x' director is retiring. a night is arranged. director doesnt turn up. a pro was hired and paid in advance to strip, then give him a bj. pro turns up, so who is going to take the trick? trader x volenteers. gets on the stage. as the pro gets busy, trader x is about to climax. he takes it out, turns into the crowd and shoots!

uuugh!

hmmm ?

so did " company x' director " ever offer an explanation as to why he didn't bother to show up for his own bash then ?


dd



Edit : think there might be a Freudian slip in this post somewhere ?

 

[sqky]

where did fraggle end up? anyone know...or care?

He was at Sta a couple of years ago, whilst there i remember him 'popping out to lunch' only to appear on Bloomberg tv 15 minutes later giving us all his thoughts on the Euro and other currencies!!!!!

 

[zammo]

What about the tulletts trader who shall remain nameless that was famed for being well endowed. When Viagra first came out he took one in the pit and was walking round with a boner for most of the day.... Classic

 

[Slingapore]

Girth and Mirth

What about the tulletts trader who shall remain nameless that was famed for being well endowed. When Viagra first came out he took one in the pit and was walking round with a boner for most of the day.... Classic

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?

 

[zammo]

haha you know exactly who i mean .....

hey im gutted that ive missed out on posting the venison and m25 stories about Darren they still make me laugh now.......

 

[zammo]

haha you know exactly who i mean .....

hey im gutted that ive missed out on posting the venison and m25 stories about Darren they still make me laugh now.......

What about the Tulletts runners first day at work then all the traders took him out to get him trashed and he was left to sleep in a bunker on the 18th hole at a golf course in Essex. He was woken up by the golfers out playing an early round......

 

[kobeyashi]

This thread is pure gold.
The only equivalent I can think of, is all the hilarious tales that the Army/Air Force/Navy officers that I grew up around used to relay.
Pit Trader War Stories are awesome nevertheless.

 

[A Dashing Blade]

Anyone old enough to remember how Clive Robertson (sp?) got the nickname "The Fat Controller"?