• 08 Oct 2010 at 12:40 PM

Call The Close, Other Things

Oh look, the Dow hit 11k. As this is marginally exciting news for at least one, perhaps two people, we’re going to play Call the Close. Closest without going over wins, and as a bonus question, please also guess how much Dealbreaker friend Gianna Beamers took in in tips last night. Nail both and you’ll score yourself a choice of one “idea dinner” with Lenny Dykstra or a series of lunches with Charlie Gasparino, who will read aloud to you from his new book.

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Comments (46)

  1. Posted by Guest | October 8, 2010 at 5:13 PM

    there is going to be so much rain/baby-making tonight!

  2. Posted by Shallow Thinker | October 8, 2010 at 5:16 PM

    I’m only going to participate if Charlie agrees to “do the voices” while reading his book.

  3. Posted by Mike M. | October 8, 2010 at 5:18 PM

    Dow 36,0000.

  4. Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2010 at 5:21 PM

    obviously.

  5. Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2010 at 5:22 PM

    11,050 today; 10,050 by next Friday after the IMF meeting this weekend collapses and the currency market goes bats***.

    And Gianna made $500 last night.

  6. Posted by Guest | October 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    11011 would be palendromically-cool! Hmm…how many otphj’s were involved?

    -former Lehman/AIG/Fannie-now-e-Trade Quant

  7. Posted by Guest | October 8, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    A) 1

    B) 1

    -guy who thinks Bob Barker is his father. B.Stinson.

  8. Posted by Cocoabutter | October 8, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    A. 10987
    B. 475

  9. Posted by indridcold | October 8, 2010 at 5:35 PM

    $1. i’m sitting on 500,000 Eminis till 3:59.

    -Waddell & Reed
    Analyst to the Jr.Trader

  10. Posted by J. Daniel Wright | October 8, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    A.)10,995.43 and
    B.) $736

  11. Posted by Mathman Prophecy | October 8, 2010 at 5:38 PM

    1) 11001.13
    2) $260

  12. Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2010 at 5:39 PM

    A. 10969
    B. 269

  13. Posted by trojan | October 8, 2010 at 5:39 PM

    11011 would be onamonapiacally cool!
    -DE Shaw “Baby” Genius

  14. Posted by CMBS 4-Life | October 8, 2010 at 5:42 PM

    does anyone know the conversion rate between geoffrey bucks and USD? The pleasant hispanic women at the register told me it was one-for-one, but I couldn’t follow her logic…

  15. Posted by SilkyJohnston | October 8, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    Trick question, her tips were in crack rocks and a fur coat made out of J.D Wrights Mothers pubic hairs. and the dow will close will close at 10,972. HATE HATE HATE

  16. Posted by Guest | October 8, 2010 at 5:46 PM

    10,996; $675

  17. Posted by Milksteak | October 8, 2010 at 5:47 PM

    What can I say about Gryphon Financial that hasn’t already been said about Afghanistan; the office looks bombed out and depleted. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go put some water in OptionTrader’s momma’s dish.

  18. Posted by Vinnie the Guinea | October 8, 2010 at 5:50 PM

    10,991 505

  19. Posted by Bullish | October 8, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    11050, $835 and I choose the idea dinner.
    - guy who knows what he likes

  20. Posted by bean counter | October 8, 2010 at 5:52 PM

    10946: $392

  21. Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2010 at 5:57 PM

    a) 2^(1/2)

    b) 2^9

  22. Posted by Bullish | October 8, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    Wait Charlie has a new book?

  23. Posted by Supraman | October 8, 2010 at 6:08 PM

    “marginally exciting news for at least one, perhaps two people”

    Unless you happen to work in the cable business news industry, in which case its the equivalent of VE Day.

  24. Posted by CMTrader | October 8, 2010 at 6:14 PM

    10753

    555

  25. Posted by CurrencyTrader | October 8, 2010 at 6:18 PM

    Alright everyone, guess the lose of the DOW, ready, GO!

    I’d rather guess the % amount of Kudlow’s body surface being covered by leather while he is savagely whipped by Jiang Ping with a stick made of connected whiteboard markers.

  26. Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2010 at 6:24 PM

    10,849

    $1125 cash + bag of mini toblerones + devils dandruff at the afterparty

  27. Posted by Lewis Winthorpe III | October 8, 2010 at 6:28 PM

    A) 10,993.69
    B) $569

    -guy who wishes he had something witty to write but doesn’t

  28. Posted by Carl Spackler | October 8, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    A) 10937.17
    B) $389

    -samesies.

  29. Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2010 at 6:43 PM

    11010.

    $460
    + $0.76 from Warren Buffett.
    And a Dealbreaker t-shirt from Bess.

  30. Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2010 at 6:54 PM

    10,994.23

    $621.25 – Sometimes you gotta roll her a quater

  31. Posted by Cramer | October 8, 2010 at 6:59 PM

    A) 14,600 – I’ll take the lunch with Nails, thank you
    B) $900 plus my $300 (not to mention the memory of all four of my inches).

    - Cramer

  32. Posted by Tomneal2 | October 8, 2010 at 7:08 PM

    10101.01 would be binarily cool!

    $385

    -a true nerd

  33. Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2010 at 7:10 PM

    STAR just sent me an email, he will be putting in a large order near the close pushing the dow to 11,100…

  34. Posted by Guest | October 8, 2010 at 7:13 PM

    8567309

  35. Posted by guest | October 8, 2010 at 7:27 PM

    sing it to yourself and try again

  36. Posted by ImAMess4Bess | October 8, 2010 at 7:35 PM

    Does Bess like black guys? I’m really intrigued by her wit…

  37. Posted by Slkdjfl | October 8, 2010 at 7:39 PM

    negative.

  38. Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2010 at 7:41 PM

    Former LEH quant?

  39. Posted by ImAMess4Bess | October 8, 2010 at 8:00 PM

    …guess MJ was onto something

  40. Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    Winner on the Dow!

  41. Posted by Curious | October 8, 2010 at 10:07 PM

    no updates? i know what the dow closed at, but not sure about gianna…

  42. Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2010 at 10:22 PM

    11006.48 and $297.50

  43. Posted by Guest | October 8, 2010 at 11:38 PM

    Somebody stuffed two quarters into her g-string? This economy sucks.

  44. Posted by darling NKI | October 11, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    only if they wear suits while riding skateboards

  45. Posted by darling NKI | October 11, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    only if they wear suits while riding skateboards

  46. Posted by darling NKI | October 11, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    only if they wear suits while riding skateboards

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