Business & Finance

A Nervous Day on the Trading Floor

A new stockbroker describes a tense day when share prices moved up and down quickly.

B17 min

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1This morning the stock market opened much lower than expected.

2Everyone on the trading floor was watching the big screens.

3Technology shares fell by three percent in just one hour.

4My boss told me to call our biggest clients at once.

5Some nervous clients wanted to sell everything and keep cash.

6Others saw a great chance to buy good shares cheaply.

7By lunchtime the market had started to rise again slowly.

8I felt very tired but I learned a lot today.

9Prices change fast, so we must stay calm and think.

10Tomorrow morning I will check the Asian markets before work.

11Working here is very stressful but it is never boring.

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