Top 20 Things a Sales Trader does not want to hear from his client:
20) “Uhhh…were you out late last night?”
19) “Are you really out AGAIN?”
18) “How is it that you’ve advertised 350k when it’s only traded 120k?”
17) “Why are you out as a large seller when I’m trying to BUY stock?”
16) “Tell me that’s not my order that you just shopped back into me…”
15) “That wasn’t my print way up there…Was it?”
14) “Cleary I need to give you instructions next time.”
13) “Fuck!” <click>
12) “You might want to double check that average again.”
11) “How long have you been doing this?”
10) “That was a limit – Not a target! “
9) “You don’t have to laugh at my jokes anymore – my PM just told me you’re off our research list and not to trade with you guys anymore. But, feel free to show me all your flow.”
8) “We’re lowering our commission rates …again.”
7) “Cancel my order. I just completed in Liquidnet.”
6) “No…I said SELL.”
5) “I appreciate the stop. That’s all I have and if I were you I would get those in right away.”
4) “You did hear me tell you that I needed to be done – right?”
3) “So is there any truth to all these rumors I’m hearing about your shop closing down?”
2) “Do you guys accept CSA’s?”
1) “Do you still cover me?”
