《股票作手回忆录·第十二章·棉花惨败·被专家说服》第4节
When I said to you some time ago that a speculator has a host of enemies, many of whom successfully bore from within, I had in mind my many mistakes. I have learned that a man may possess an original mind and a lifelong habit of independent thinking and withal be vulnerable to attacks by a persuasive personality. I am fairly immune from the commoner speculative ailments, such as greed and fear and hope. But being an ordinary man I find I can err with great ease. I ought to have been on my guard at this particular time because not long before that I had had an experience that proved how easily a man may be talked into doing something against his judgment and even against his wishes. It happened in Harding’s office. I had a sort of private office--a room that they let me occupy by myself--and nobody was supposed to get to me during market hours without my consent. I didn’t wish to be bothered and, as I was trading on a very large scale and my account was fairly profitable, I was pretty well guarded. One day just after the market closed I heard somebody say, “Good afternoon, Mr. Livingston.”
注释摘要
我们先把目光投向这段文字背后那个真实的交易环境。在1900年代的华尔街，哈丁兄弟这样的经纪行是交易者日常聚集的场所。在那里，大客户往往会跟经纪行商量，在交易时间里给自己安排一个相对独立的空间，不受打扰地盯盘、下指令。拉里·利文斯顿提到的“私人办公室”并不是我们现在理解的那种有产权证明的专属套房，而是经纪行出于对大额且持续盈利客户的特别优待，临时划拨给他独自…