Yang Fei's first visit to New York was more than two months after he went to Harvard to study.

He's not here for a tourist, nor is he invited to a party.

An extracurricular research activity organized by the school brought all the students of the first class to New York.

This activity is called "Meet the New York Stock Exchange".

As a student of Harvard Business School, I want to be the CEO of a large enterprise in the future, and I have learned basic knowledge such as supply and demand relations, economic data, macroeconomics, microeconomics, and corporate financial reports in school, but how much practical effect can these knowledge have on the actual work in the future?

The New York Stock Exchange can teach you the most practical trading skills and how to communicate with people.

Yang Fei heard that many students from Harvard University will come to the New York Stock Exchange as interns during the summer vacation.

Many students are also proud to work at the New York Stock Exchange after graduation.

If you can accept a full-time job at the New York Stock Exchange, you are as lucky as winning the jackpot.

The U.S. economy is volatile and unemployment remains high, making it difficult for many college students to find a job after graduation.

Of course, Harvard Business School students don't have to worry about work.

"In the era when there was no Internet, traders needed to observe the performance of other traders from the trading floor to determine whether there was news about a stock or a sector and whether it would have an impact on trading. ”

The trader then combines the fragmented information he sees and hears to make a judgment on a trade. ”

"It's a kind of understanding, and if someone is born with this ability, there's a good chance of success. ”

Yang Fei gave a lecture to a veteran trader on the exchange.

After graduating from Boston University's School of Management, he only wanted to stay in New York for three years and then go home to live with his family, which turned out to be thirty-five years.

"You are all excellent graduate students, at least better than me, and I couldn't have gotten into Harvard University back then. So, each of you is a mountain that I can't reach. Jetton has a humorous tone and is good at articulating.

"I'm sure you've all heard of the term Type A, but can anyone tell me what a Type A personality is?"

Yang Fei was about to raise his hand, but saw that Thomas had already answered loudly.

"When Chinese scholar Friedman and others studied heart disease, they divided people's personalities into two categories: type A and type B. Type A personality is more aggressive, aggressive, self-confident, fulfilling, and prone to nervousness. Type A people are always willing to engage in high-intensity competitive activities, constantly pushing themselves to do the most things in the shortest amount of time, and attacking other people or other things that hinder their efforts. Type B personality is looser, uncontented, and takes everything calmly. ”

Jetton smiled: "This classmate must have seen the definition, and the most powerful thing about Harvard college students is to memorize the definition." ”

Everyone burst into laughter.

"I like Type A, why? Because Type A people are ambitious, competitive, and have great expectations of themselves; besides, they are demanding of themselves and will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals; they use success in their careers as a criterion for evaluating the value of life; they have a full work schedule and try to do a lot of work in a very small amount of time; they are busy and nervous all day long, they don't know how to relax themselves, and they are very reluctant to spend their time on daily chores." ”

He accentuated his tone and said loudly: "Only people with a type A personality are more likely to succeed! No matter what field you work in the future, I can say for sure that among you, those with a type A personality can definitely achieve greater success!"

Thomas asked, "Mr. Jetton, how do you test what kind of personality you are?"

Jetton thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you a few examples, and you can compare yourself. See what kind of personality you belong to?"

Everyone listened carefully and wanted to test themselves.

Jetton said, "Are you moving towards your goals?"

Yang Fei thought to himself, I have.

"Do you crave the affirmation of others?"

Yang Fei hesitated for a moment, but still chose an affirmative answer.

"Are you used to moving, walking, and eating?"

Yang Fei thought about it, he was really eating and walking faster and faster now.

"Are you a realist?"

Yang Fei nodded affirmatively.

"Do you always feel pressed for time and work efficiently?"

Yang Fei smiled and hit again.

"Do you do a lot of things and care about a wide range of things?"

Yang Fei touched his nose and smiled.

"Are you arrogant and monopolistic?"

Oh?

Yang Fei thought that this article was not in line.

"Do you not know how to appreciate nature and the singing of birds and flowers, and when you rest, you feel uneasy and guilty?"

Yang Fei smiled, he felt that he had won half of it, of course it was the second half.

"Are you competitive?"

Yang Fei is very competitive.

"Have you ever counted your life in numbers?"

Uh? That's hard to say.

Out of ten questions, Yang Fei hit seven and a half.

Does this count as a Type A personality?

In the southernmost part of Manhattan Island in New York City, it only takes half a minute to walk from Trinity Church to the Washington statue, and in the process, if visitors look to the right, they will find a house number "11 Wall Street", which is the heart of Wall Street - the New York Stock Exchange.

Yang Fei and others, under the leadership of Jetton, visited the New York Stock Exchange.

In the building of the New York Stock Exchange, there is a carefully framed agreement, which is the Sycamore Tree Agreement.

The New York Stock Exchange is not as old as Wall Street, but it is more than 200 years old.

At 9:30 a.m. New York time, the opening bell rang here on time, and the three major stock indexes that affected global investors, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq Composite, and the S&P 500, began to rise and fall.

"The opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange is not waiting for anyone. Even if the president comes to ring the opening bell, if it doesn't come by half past nine, the opening bell will still be ringed on time. ”

Jeton said humorously: "We traders are the cleanest people in the world, even if we are politicians, business tycoons, and entertainment stars, even if we pass by them, we will not look at them more, because in our eyes, there is only one thing, and that is trading!"

Yang Fei couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

The NYSE is not complicated, and the trading floor can be divided into two parts: a trading desk and a trading kiosk.

The trading desk is located in the central area of the lobby in the shape of a horseshoe and is used by designated market makers of the NYSE.

The trading booth is a series of desks arranged along the perimeter of the hall for the use of the brokers in the market.

Designated market makers and brokers, both known as traders.

Yang Fei remembers that Qian Weihao of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce was working as a trader here, oh no, he was an intern, and he was not a formal trader yet.

Looking around, I saw a busy scene in the hall, full of people, where can I find Qian Weihao?

Just as Yang Fei turned around to keep up with the large army, he suddenly heard someone roaring: "Are you a pig's brain? You can't do such a simple thing! I told you to buy! Buy! Why don't you buy? How much money you have lost to me, you can't afford to pay in your life!"

Yang Fei didn't want to do much, so he glanced at it casually and saw that the person being trained was Qian Weihao!

Qian Weihao was like a schoolboy who had done something wrong, standing respectfully in front of a white rich man, his face flushed, and he kept apologizing and explaining.

Yang Fei said to Thomas: "I'll go over and take a look, you go first." ”

Thomas said, "Don't be nosy, this is the New York Stock Exchange!"

Yang Fei said lightly: "That person is my friend!"