The Grifters
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Every once in a while
a major change happens.

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And we have a 7 second advantage
to put a buy order, a sell order,

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into that computer in NY just before
that data from Tokyo comes pulling in

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right behind it.
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Not much time.
-No, we have to be ready, we have

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to have the money, we have to know
what that information means

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and we have to move like grease
lightning.

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But boy, when it works,
it is beautiful!

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Seven seconds, ah?
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I don't see how you can do it.
-Machines!

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Machines, Gloster!
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I've got a whole room full of machines
machines back here.Y'wanna see it?

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Henry, no. -I've got a whole suite full
of mainframe computers back here.

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They are so beautiful!
-No, Henry.

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Oh, you got a minute?
Come on, Gloster!

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Listen to them hum.
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Henry, don't try Mr. Hebbing's
patience! - You sure?

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Well...
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OK, then.
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Cole liked to take risks, huh?
-He didn't think they were risks.

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He was so good, Roy,
he could just play with the mark.

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He was so crooked, he could
eat soup with a corkscrew.

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And when he got serious?
- He'd explain he had to have cash,

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so there wouldn't be any paper
trail for the SEC. And a lot of cash,

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or it wasn't worth while.
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The least we ever took
was US$ 40.000,

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and the most was 185.000$,
from one sucker!

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I thought these people were broke.
No, no, Roy, just cash poor.

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They had savings accounts,
stocks to sell,


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