¡No Pasarán!

Fear and Loathing on the Trading Floor

Traders' Call to Arms Our apparent greed mocked by the media; Our insatiable need condemned by professors, Who condemn materiality, lest their Discussions of Foucault affect nothing. Until you are part of a trading floor You will not understand the excitement of Real-time screens, of offers to buy that Bid up dealers' prices around the globe Instantaneously, uniting buyers and Sellers in an enterprise that promotes Enterprise. 3,000 dead by terrorists. I'm short on Afghanistan, long on bonds. Liberty is specious without a sound And active economy. Position yourselves. (in memory of Constantine Economos, 104th Floor, 2 World Trade Center), Eugene Schlanger aka The Wall Street Poet