Stories from the Floor
Maggie Lake's Substack with Market Vibes (35 minutes)
Gm friends,
It seems I’ve done a lot of interviews recently. It’s a form that takes some practice with diction and clarity of speech, but I’m getting there. The subject this time is really just trading.
Maggie Lake is a superb interviewer, and without her guidance, this could have been a jumble of nonsense. I’m very happy with the way it turned out.
JJ
An interview for the ages. I teared up in a few places. I hadn't heard anyone describe the difference between trading in the floor and trading alone in front of a screen so poignantly until today.
JJ you come across as refined, articulate, humorous and thoughtful. If you keep this up the great unwashed hordes of flash-in-the-pan trader podcasters are in trouble.
For anyone having buffering issues with the substack version here's the YT link:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWZ5PiIYcg
JJ: After watching your excellent interview with Maggie, I realized I must dig into your archive for more insights. Is there a way to access the archives by date rather than scrolling? I visited the different Chicago floors dozens of times between 1976 and 2006 (just twice on the old NY floor that traded everything from OJ to gold), and I was always a suit in a sea of trading jackets - an obvious pigeon! I loved the buzz and learned a lot in those Irish bars around the CBOT! Best, V