The atmosphere isn't conducive to contempla-tion. In other words, this isn't your study or the public library. Cable TV's CNBC is on, always. Traders shout buy and sell orders. Two computer monitors keep abreast of bonds and futures, although most traders stick with stocks.
Traders can view trend lines and constantly updated data.
They also can pull up stock offered by market makers and the investors in all stocks traded on the exchanges. Traders view this data on two monitors lined up next to their trading monitors. They're watching CNBC, and they're getting emotions that they've never experienced. Sheely understands stock price movement. He started as a corporate counsel for a small oil company, ValCap Inc. of Houston.