Why Are You Still Here? A Reader Poll

Posted by John Carney, Nov 21, 2007, 2:05pm

We are closing in on 2 p.m. now. Our official plan was to close up shop and retire to lunch for the rest of the day an hour ago. But we can procrastinate about everything, even not working.

But what are you still doing at work? Why are you reading the internet instead of finishing up and getting out of there? Don't you know it's the day before Thanksgiving? The airports are already insane and the trains are packed. If you don't leave now, you'll never get back to Wisconsin tonight.

Actually, it's kind of comforting to know that so many of you are still out there, staring at your computers, hitting refresh and hoping Bess posts one more thing before she shakes her moneymaker over the Hudson for a holiday in the homeland. We'd like to know why you are still there.

After the jump, take our poll on why you can't leave work early today.

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Posted by , Nov 21, 2007 2:21PM

because my firm is a bastard and doesnt recognize any early market closes

Posted by Pete, Nov 21, 2007 2:23PM

Maybe everyone is still at work trying to gain some face time to squeeze out a few extra bucks in their already seriously depleted bonuses!

Go Home!! They already decided your bonus #'s...lol

Posted by , Nov 21, 2007 2:33PM

the market's open, ergo clients might be calling...even though they're not...

Posted by , Nov 21, 2007 2:35PM

What holiday?

Posted by caveat bettor, Nov 21, 2007 2:40PM

Um, there's this thingy called "statistical arbitrage", where high-frequency strategies keep trading until the market closes at 4pm.

Then there's this other thingy called "risk", which is commonly hedged with futures contracts until the market closes at 415pm.

Wow, you guys are really serving up some sophistication today.

Posted by John Carney, Nov 21, 2007 2:42PM

Caveat,

Hey buddy. It's Thanksgiving. Lighten up. Or at least try to pretend you are enjoying yourself.

Posted by , Nov 21, 2007 2:46PM

POOPIES!!!!

Posted by , Nov 21, 2007 2:47PM

"Trading" but I don't have any orders...i wish i had driven. There is no way i am making the 4:04 train....

Posted by nutmeger, Nov 21, 2007 2:52PM

out at 3

Posted by pete, Nov 21, 2007 2:53PM

Caveat...

Is that the crap you tell yourself when you wake up in the morning to justify your existence....GO HOME...only the kiss ass pikers are still on the Trading Floors...lol

Posted by , Nov 21, 2007 2:58PM

NOTICE: the market has started moving up sharply after all the lazy people went home.

Posted by Mr. M, Nov 21, 2007 3:21PM

Eh.

Layoffs here - so, people don't want to be seen as "not working hard enough" even if it is the holiday weekend.

Us poor analysts are always hit the first and the hardest.

Posted by , Nov 21, 2007 3:37PM

How did you know I was from Wisconsin?

Posted by caveat bettor, Nov 21, 2007 4:09PM

y'all got me pegged about right. just a glorified babysitter, well balance-sheet-sitter (say that one 10x fast).

Happy Thanksgiving all, and thank God for these: http://caveatbettor.blogspot.com/2007/11/lost-lesson-of-thanksgiving.html

Posted by TheUnrepentantGunner, Nov 21, 2007 4:11PM

Awesome. My system totally crashed at about 3:45

Totally totally crashed.

Couldn't put in squatola, not even stops for my own positions.

Say a prayer for friday morning to open higher?

Posted by , Nov 21, 2007 5:33PM

Dear America,

Only you take this vacation mid week. The rest of us continue working.

Sincerely,

Rest of World

Posted by , Nov 21, 2007 5:38PM

Rest of World? Never heard of it.

Posted by Anal_yst, Nov 21, 2007 5:54PM

The liquor is so close I can almost taste it...

...also the schadenfreudetasticness of seeing how fat/ugly/etc kids from the hometown have gotten, thats gonna be exciting, if they ever let me out of course

Posted by , Nov 21, 2007 6:06PM

I read that as "the liquidity is so close I can almost taste it"

... I need help.

Posted by strong black man, Nov 21, 2007 6:18PM

massa's still got me on the plantation...

Posted by , Nov 21, 2007 6:21PM

I heard that Bess is so close I can almost taste her
... I need help

Posted by MD, Nov 21, 2007 6:53PM

Took the whole week off.

Its good to be senior

Posted by Apu, Nov 22, 2007 11:38PM

I am a hummingbird of some kind.

Posted by A Nonny Mouse, Nov 23, 2007 4:04AM

America, stay on holiday please.

No bad news = positive markets.

Whilst you all get fat on fattened turkey we all get rich on rising markets.

Lots of love and happy day after thanksgiving to y'awl.

from
Rest of the World

Posted by Southerner, Nov 23, 2007 10:36AM

It's "y'all"

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