Old Man Faulkner didn't like the factory workers and other small folk at his factory that much. When he had nothing more to say to or hear from those below him in the socioeconomic game, his typical gesture of dismissal was to just put up the first section of the Times over his face and the conversation was over. This worked well until he was found one Sunday afternoon with 10 bullet holes through the paper. They think Harry did it, but that's another story. The opposite kind of story led to many benevolent exchanges, including the formation of the SpecList. Young man Leo came to Cincinnati from Russia because it only cost 200 bucks versus 800 for popular places like Chicago. He worked as a programmer and studied the markets. Liked people. Including small ones . Like his janitor. The janitor and he got to talking one night. "Oh, you're interested in markets. You should talk to the guy I clean for in next building, Schafer. Does options. Maybe you could help each other." Leo went. Was able to help. Started a business. Became successful. Hired listmater Goldcamp, who moved to Cinci. Leo introduced Goldcamp to his niece. Goldcamp and she were married Saturday in a beautiful forest park donated by the P&G treasurer. The benevolent aspects of mutually beneficent business transactions, always harmonious, lead to many unintentional beautiful consequences, as do being kindly to all those above and below. We are open to all communication on the subject of treating all people with dignity and propriety and its business and market implications; write to us at gbuch@bloomberg.net.
-- Victor Niederhoffer 06/2003