working at the cboe  − 1 September, 1990

for years i had the desire to work in the financial markets in chicago. specifically on the trading floor at the exchanges, i always thought it would be the most exciting place on earth to work at. i got a job at the chicago board options exchange. on my first day i can recall hearing the opening bell ring and the rush of adrenaline i felt. the energy was like nothing i had experienced before. i started in the equities pit where they traded options for hewlett packard, twa and oracle. i remember thinking that oracle at 4 dollars and change was a good price. it was indeed!

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pepero (January 29, 2007. 06:26am)

yes. i did wear a colored jacket. each color represents a member firm. everyone there was amped on something caffeine and then some. i was addicted to powerbars and *gatordews* -- 2 parts gatorade, 1 part mountain dew.