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We’re in the age of the ‘algo’-driven stock market, but not so long ago irascible generals ruled the trading floor
24 October 2019 - 05:00
I began my career on the stock exchange on February 1 1972, literally the day after completing articles with accounting firm Schwartz, Fine & Kane.
As a chartered accountant I was probably overqualified for my position as a "desk jockey" with stockbroker Max Pollak & Freemantle, but after three years of reconciling bank statements and vetting journal entries, I passed through the hallowed doors of the trading floor on the seventh floor of the JSE building in Hollard Street. The minute I did, I knew a thrilling world was opening up for me...
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