Sillek laughs easily and stands until the trader sits.

The trader sat down, while the scarlet-cloaked figure was carefully brought forward.

A trader, the fur trim on his cloak beaded with water, sat down beside him.

Some 600 traders will sit, without a single column between them, under one roof.

A sly-faced trader in russet sat opposite a table half buried in charts.

"My traders are just sitting there."

But traders may still be sitting on their hands.

The number of shares changing hands, although higher than normal, indicated that some traders sat on their hands yesterday, waiting for further developments.

Most traders sit at home alone, get unreliable tips through chat rooms, and lose their own money rather than that of a client.

Jemmy and the others made haste to make room, and the four traders sat in a circle.