Five o'clock in the morning.

There was no alarm, but Simon still woke up on time. Ever since the funds started to be opened, he has been getting up at this time these days.

The woman clinging to his body and the fragrant fragrance in the bedroom instantly made Simon realize that this was not his apartment in Century Tower.

Being hugged by Janet like a pillow, Simon did not get up immediately. He turned his head and looked at the woman who was still sleeping. A few strands of blond hair were leaning on her fair and rosy face. Her lips were slightly pursed, her eyelashes were long, and she looked like she was sleeping.

Feeling lazy and content.

After staring for a moment, Simon also felt an inexplicable sense of peace of mind.

perhaps.

This is your ‘mind’s peace’.

So he leaned over and kissed Janet gently on the lips, and then Simon carefully let go of the woman's arms.

The layout of the villa remains unchanged from the last time I left.

After washing up, Simon went to the gym to jog for half an hour. After taking a shower, it was already six o'clock.

There are currently not many types of futures in North America. This time, Simon is completely betting on the S&P 500 Index futures, which he can predict and is also the largest trading volume in the market.

S&P 500 Index futures were launched by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1982. Currently, the daily contract trading volume is between 80,000 and 100,000, and occasionally exceeds 100,000. Therefore, Simon's 'butterfly' is hiding in it.

It will not be too conspicuous, which is also the source of his confidence that the S&P 500 curve in the next few months will not deviate too far from the data in memory.

Since electronic trading systems have not yet appeared, stock index futures are currently mainly traded by very old-school manual trading on the floor, from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 3:15 pm.

Chicago belongs to the Central Time Zone of the United States, two hours ahead of Los Angeles. At six o'clock in the morning in Simon, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is close to opening.

After making himself a pot of coffee, Simon came to the study, sat down behind his large desk, held a cup of coffee and dialed Noah Scott's number.

The two were chatting in a low voice about the trading plan after the market opened today. Janet lazily floated in from the door in her pajamas. When she saw Simon, she came over directly, her soft body curled up around Simon like a kitten.

In his arms, he narrowed his eyes again.

Simon lowered his voice and continued to talk to Noah Scott on the phone for a while, then ended the call, smiled, patted Janet, and asked, "Would you like some coffee?"

Janet shook her head: "I haven't brushed my teeth yet."

Simon said: "Then I will take you back to the bedroom and sleep for a while?"

"No," Janet shook her head again, cheered up a little, raised her face and asked, "Did you just let Noah buy another 800 contracts?"

Simon nodded and said, "Yes."

"That's 4,500 contracts," Janet squinted her eyes and did a little mental calculation, and said: "4,500 contracts, the position opening range from 270 to 275 points, requires about 60 million U.S. dollars in margin, and the position ratio exceeds 80%. Available funds

There are only 15 million US dollars left. Well, now Noah wants to treat you as a lunatic. Little bastard, you are not going to continue to add positions, are you?"

Simon hugged the woman's soft body and said, "No more, that's the end of it."

Janet rubbed her little hand on Simon's chest, looked at him with bright eyes, and said: "But, little bastard, you can still easily lose money like this. Is it really okay?"

With Simon's current position, every 1-point movement in the S&P 500 index means a profit or loss of $2.25 million.

Although the current futures trading is not daily debt-free settlement, if the accumulated book losses in the Westeros company account exceed the remaining US$15 million in available funds, Simon will need to add margin, otherwise the broker will force him to close part of it.

Contract to ensure sufficient funds in the account.

Based on this calculation, Westeros's 4,500 long contracts, in addition to the 60 million fixed margin, Simon can only withstand the decline of the S&P 500 index by about 15 points, even if all the chips in the US$20 million loan are included.

, equivalent to 5% of the index.

Actually.

From the beginning of the year to now, in just four months, the S&P 500 Index has experienced two sharp rises and falls between 250 and 300 points, with the maximum rise and fall approaching 20% ​​of the market.

Given this level of volatility, Simon's current position is completely unbearable.

after all.

If the S&P 500 has another sharp drop of about 20%, a drop of more than 50 points, the theoretical loss per contract at the lowest point will exceed US$25,000. For 4,500 contracts, the loss will be 112.5 million.

This is far more than the $75 million in principal in the Westeros Company accounts.

certainly.

As long as there is no big crash like the one in his memory, Simon can clear his position in advance and escape, but he will definitely face huge losses.

If this happens, even if you lose half of it, that's still $37.5 million.

In this day and age, U.S. dollars are still quite valuable.

The Palisades mansion where Simon and Janet live now would be unthinkable if it didn't cost $20 to $30 million in twenty or thirty years. But even now, at the height of the American real estate bubble in the 1980s, the price was only $4 million.

Obvious.

Simon is now in danger of losing 10 of the most luxurious houses of this era at any time.

It's no wonder that he is regarded as crazy by Noah Scott.

but.

Danger and opportunity always coexist.

Although many Wall Street analysts now judge that the stock market has been weak and is likely to turn sharply lower at any time, which is indeed the case. However, Simon clearly remembers that the S&P 500 index, which is currently around 270 points, will be in the next four months.

the lowest point.

Compared with the repeated sharp rises and falls in the previous four months, in the next four months, the S&P 500 Index will completely show a very stable upward trend, and basically there will be no large fluctuations.

Therefore, Simon will probably not need to use the just-in-case loan, and the remaining $15 million in available funds in the Westeros company's account will be enough to withstand the slight fluctuations in the overall upward trend of the market.

at this time.

Looking at Janet in his arms, who was trying to look worried with her eyes wide open, Simon couldn't help lowering his head and pecked the woman on the lips, and said with a smile: "You don't think that I will lose everything, do you? When the time comes, Wei

Stroll can only use himself to pay off the debt."

Janet raised her little hand and pushed Simon's head away. The original worried look disappeared in a blink of an eye, revealing a smile. She then chased over and touched the man's cheek, saying: "I will definitely treat you well, little one."

Simon.”

That's indeed the case.

Simon sighed in his heart, and suddenly stretched out his hand to hold Janet's outstretched arm. Feeling the woman melt into his arms in an instant, he said: "Look, let's face the reality."

Janet stared at Simon with watery eyes, and murmured in a soft voice: "Little bastard."

Simon smiled and pulled Janet into his arms, who was about to slide off him after losing his strength. Listening to her completely harmless accusation, he inadvertently noticed a pair of burgundy nail polish exposed during the woman's movements.

Beautiful feet, suddenly something moved my heart.

Holding up the woman's fair face with one hand and looking at it for a moment, Simon suddenly felt like he was trying to find a way out of his iron shoes.

Janet belongs to the type who likes to look bare-faced, and a woman's well-maintained appearance is enough for her to appear in front of others without any makeup.

but.

As long as she puts on bright red lipstick and adjusts her way of speaking, she will be coquettish, charming, with an accent, and even the danger and madness suppressed beneath the surface. This is exactly what Simon needs as a female taxi driver.

He lowered his head and pecked her lips again, and Simon said: "Baby, there is still a role missing in my movie. How about you play it?"

Janet, who had recovered a little, twisted her body and asked in her soft tone: "Which one is it?"

Simon said: "Esmeralda Villalobos."

Janet's eyelashes flickered a few times and she said, "Okay, but I can't perform."

"It doesn't matter, I'm the director. The director likes to personally guide the actresses the most."

"Haha, little bastard," Janet smiled, pinched Simon lightly, and said, "By the way, how is that cartoon you mentioned last time? I'm looking forward to it."

Although they had not met before, Simon asked Neil to forward the manuscript to Janet the next day after that night's phone call, and the two talked about it on the phone more than once during this time.

When Simon heard this, he shook his head regretfully and said: "Disney only wants to buy the script and is not willing to produce it for us."

Janet tilted her head: "What should we do?"

Simon thought about a certain animation company still located in the corner of San Francisco and said: "That's good. Maybe we can try to make this movie in another style."

Janet was confused: "Huh?"

Simon didn't hide anything, and said: "What do you think, this animated movie should be made into 3D?"

Janet blinked her eyes again, obviously unfamiliar with the concept of 3D animated movies. This is not surprising. So far, 3D animation is still in its infancy, and Pixar has only produced one film that is only more than two minutes long.

Just Naughty Jumping Lights".

Simon explained patiently: "Do you still remember the cartoon title of "Lola Run"?"

Janet paused and said, "I remembered, Pixar."

In fact, Janet had more in mind.

for example.

I once saw a page of newspaper clippings in Simon's study, and it clearly had Pixar's name on it.

snort.

The little bastard must have had this idea a long time ago.
To be continued...