My Dream

davidsmith208
Jul 10, 2018
1 min read

Poem:

In my dream: I did a two billion dollar trade then talked to the glamorous girl who worked for the Baron beside the huge Steinway. Even after talking to her I did not know what she did. The trade was a muni spread trade and required a 30% hedge but the manager had no interest. After seeing the piano I thought of a Beethoven Sonata. DS Poem July 10, 2018

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