Do you Think Like a Trader?

Take 1 – The Idiot

A penniless bum walks in to a bar and sees a sign on the wall and jumps for joy. Before the bartender can ask him what he wants he says ‘I’ll see you tomorrow’ and leaves.

Take 2 – The Norm

A man walks in to a bar and sees a sign on the wall and smiles. The bartender asks him what he wants. The man says ‘A pint of beer please’. The bartender gives him his beer, the man drinks it, pays, and leaves.

Take 3 – The Trader

A trader walks into the same bar, sees the sign, and gets a sly grin on his face. The bartender asks him what he wants. He says ’How much is beer?’ The bartender says $5 a pint.

The trader says ‘No, not how much I have to pay, how much do you pay for beer?’

‘Why should I tell you that?’ says the bartender.

‘I’ll make it worth your while’ says the trader.

‘OK’ says the bartender ‘I pay $2.50 a pint, now what do you want?’

‘I want to sell you some beer at $2 a pint’ says the trader.

‘How much beer?’ the bartender asks.

‘As much as you can take’ says the trader.

‘Where is it?’ says the bartender.

‘Oh, I don’t actually have any beer, I just want to agree to sell you some’.

‘You’re drunk or insane’ says the bartender ‘Get out of my bar’.

The trader leaves in disgust muttering something about the misleading sign.

Question: What did the sign say?

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Paul King
PMKing Trading LLC
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