“I walked in, got on the first step, and I walked out about 15 minutes later. I gave up, you know, the Merrill Lynch Futures division.”

Tim Fury · Chat With Traders · Why Defense, Not Offense, Makes You a Profitable Trader

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walked onto the Chicago Board of Trade floor, stayed 15 minutes, then quit the floor trader role

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