David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

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LaGuardia?
More important, most of us wouldn’t
have jumped in that cab, because we
would have worried about the potential
social consequences. The Wall Street
guy could have seen right through us—
and told everyone else on Wall Street
that there’s a kid out there posing as an
options trader. Where would we be
then? We could get tossed out of the cab.
We could go home and realize that
options trading is over our heads. We
could show up on Monday morning and
make fools of ourselves. We could get
found out, a week or a month later, and
get fired. Jumping in the cab was a
disagreeable act, and most of us are
inclined to be agreeable. But Cohn? He

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