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Jeremy Perlow discusses his background in commodities and computer science, his early work, working with difficult personalities in the trading pits, his guiding rule, and honesty in friendship.

Recorded 2026-11-05. The Meyers Report.

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00:13My name is Jeremy Perlow. I have a background in commodities for the last 40 years. I'm a branch
00:21manager at Sweet Futures, a broker at Hedging Markets, and a partner at Sweet Futures Direct.
00:31I have a background in trading and computer science.
00:41Mini blinds installer. Going to a large high rise and we go floor by floor installing blinds
00:48on the windows. I guess that would be my background in computers.
01:07Every morning I walked into a room with 10,000 people in one room and stood shoulder to shoulder
01:14amongst the crowd and had to deal with people coming and going all the time. For every three
01:26people that managed to last three years, a thousand people would leave the industry in the three years.
01:36Usually, were they new? Were they old? If they were old traders, we would discuss the matters. If they were
01:47new,
01:48most likely they did not know the ropes or the rules. They would be usually advised or recommended
01:58or reprimanded. It depended on what the individual did.
02:07I would say the honor code. Your word is your bond.
02:16Honesty.
02:17Honesty.
02:18You

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