Basement of a pub located next to the Kremlin in Moscow. Used to go there every NFP Friday and drink cider, and trade.
I had my fiancee's whole family waiting for me to board our plane from Madrid back to NYC on August 16th, 2007- the day the Nasdaq hit its summer bottom. We almost missed the plane b/c I needed to buy into the massive sell off... I was in an internet kiosk in the airport frantically trying to log in with less than 5 mins before final boarding. My heart was racing like crazy... I bought ELON and a couple other stocks all on full margin. My fiancee wanted to kill me but we managed to get on board with under a minute left before they closed the doors. I remember being nervous as hell on the plane thinking that when I landed I may be stuck for my teeth. Fortunately, the market rebounded and the next day I liquidated my positions for close to a $4000 gain!
From our condo in Hawaii - actually it wasn't the greatest experience, I had to get up at 4:00 AM, and the during the 2 week period my performance was awful. I'm of the opinion that the correct trading mentality if a fragile thing, and changing the environment can throw things off. For example - mondays are my worst trading day of the week (taken from 9 months data) and I suspect it's because I'm rusty from the weekend layoff.
Traded silver via cellphone from a historic battlefield in rural Poland. E-minis from a net cafe in Casablanca, Morocco. Bonds from a 16th century church in Barcelona (which had been converted into a hotel). The internet and cellphones have really opened up trading possibilities. I wonder how long before someone trades from Mount Everest or the North Pole!
From a bungalo at Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay in Bali circa 1998. Bought back futures after the HSI gapped down which got my book delta neutral and paid for the vacation.
little cafe in bali... stayed up every night to trade the new york open. Didn't have the energy to stay up til close.
amazing replies...this has brought great replies...what about...for anyone..."at work before my boss came by and had to log off quickly" etc.