Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Jeff Friedman was quoted in the Chicago Tribune today on how financial professionals are coping with the market’s wild ride. Read full article.
You can hear more from Jeff in a Lind-Waldock live webinar today at 3:30 p.m. CT. Jeff will give his views of the market ups and downs. It’s free to attend, register here.
Turmoil pushes traders to edge
Lack of confidence, surplus of stress dominate floor
By Joshua Boak, Tribune reporter October 23, 2008
By 5:30 a.m.—a good three hours before the stock market opened—Jeff Friedman was anticipating another rough day.
“It’s like a pounding surf in the ocean or whitewater rapids: You swallow some water, you’re coughing it out, you’re gasping for air, and when you’re about to catch your breath, here comes another big wave,” said Friedman, who started his career as a runner on the Chicago Board of Trade floor 30 years ago. More