Boiler Room Page #7

out of his house in Queens.

Now he just picks up the checks.

He'll turn state's, no question.

How are you gonna get to him?

We started surveillance.

We'll get to him.

Hey, Jeff!

Hey, Jeff, get up here!

What's goin' on?

One week I can understand,

but it's approaching five weeks now...

and the profits are down 40% since

the last week I was here full-time.

I'm not you. I'm not gonna

f***in' kill myself for half the profit.

You get to come in here and just pick up

your f***in' money, and it sucks.

What?

Hey! Hey, you know what?

This is my business.

You used to make

ten dollars an hour.

Now you're making 1,000 a week,

and you're still not happy?

- What the f*** is going on?

- Nothin'. You can check the tapes.

For what? I didn't say anything.

Are you skimming?

No! No, I'm not skimming,

all right?

I can't handle a 24-hour gig

all by myself.

This isn't f***in' Denny's.

You know? I'm tryin'

to finish school here, man.

All right. All right, so...

Look, why don't you do this?

Why don't you take on

another partner...

and you can split your share

with him, which I'll up to 65%...

and then you can go to school

during the day and work at night.

I'm already doin' that.

- You are?

- Yeah.

I took Dave on

last month.

And you still can't

f***in' handle it?

- It's a lot of work.

- F***!

F***.

All right, that's it.

It's over.

I'm shutting it down.

And get those kids

out of my f***in'house.

By delaying, you simply restrict

my ability to do my job.

Am I? I'm not trying to...

Look, I didn't get to where I am today

by losing my clients' money.

Put your confidence

in myself and J.T. Marlin...

and I'm telling you,

we'll never have to ask for it again.

Put your confidence in myself

and J.T. Marlin...

and I'm telling you, you will

never have to ask for it again.

Okay, let's do this.

Great. I'm gonna pass you on

to my secretary.

You call me when

the stock doubles, all right?

Sheryl, make it so, baby!

All right. So I got into it.

Do you know how good it feels

to close someone?

To sell someone?

It's amazing.

- What's goin' on?

- Seth just closed a guy for ten large.

- Amazing.

- Do you see what...

You're one of us now.

You popped your cherry!

- Hey, Seth, come here a second.

- Yeah. Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

- I just closed a huge account for you.

- Come here.

What are you doing?

Get away from me.

What the f*** are you doing?

- What is this? Huh?

- What?

Who told you you could

close your own accounts?

- What?

- You violated an S.E.C. Regulation.

You're a f***ing trainee.

You know, I just figured

I'd take the initiative...

and, you know,

make you some money.

Greg, I was standing right next

to him the whole time.

I would've stepped right in if the kid

would have gotten in trouble.

You got a cannoli you can

stick in your mouth?

No, you got a menorah

you can shove in your ass?

F*** him. Come on.

I don't even give a f***

about the money, okay?

Do you know what would happen...

if every trainee started

handling their own recos?

- The shop would be closed in a week.

- Is this about something else?

What would that be?

Great.

Don't you have to go

answer the phones or something?

You know what? F*** it.

We'll deal with this later.

Don't tell me that's why

I'm not hitting it anymore.

Oh, honey, you were

never hitting it...

and he's not

the reason, Greg.

You are.

Jesus Christ,

they're all the same.

- What's the same?

- Oh, my God.

You scared me.

I'm sorry.

How long have you

been standing there?

I just walked up. I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to scare you.

No, no, that's all right.

Interesting reading?

This? No, this is just

the prospectus...

from the last I.P.O.

The firm put out.

I know what it is. I was just asking

if you thought it was interesting.

You know, you might be the first person

to read a J.T. Prospectus.

Really?

Yeah. So, what are

you looking for?

I'm just looking for

some chocolate love.

You know what? Would you like me

to practice my pitch?

- 'Cause I know it turns you on.

- Oh, God.

You know, I saw John Feiner...

shredding a bunch of documents

the other day.

You don't think that's weird?

You say you like the hard sell

and the money.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

And then you question it the minute

you see something a bit off.

No, I'm serious.

Either you need to admit to yourself...

that it's not charity work

and enjoy it, or get out.

But you cannot keep going back

and forth like this. It's ridiculous.

Can you buy a bigger bed

when you get some money, please?

How big is your bed?

Bigger than this one.

You have a huge bed?

- Hello?

- Hi, Harry. Seth Davis at J. T. Marlin.

- How are you doing this morning?

- Fine, thanks.

You got a call from

an associate last month.

I wanted to know if you enjoyed

the information we sent you.

What information?

If you get as much mail as I do,

you probably brushed it aside.

But more importantly, we made

a commitment to get back to you.

Listen, I'm presenting you with

an investment opportunity...

that I think you'll find interesting.

I'm not in the market for that.

Tell me, Harry, are you married

or are you happy?

Actually, I've been married

for ten years.

Oh, yeah? That's great.

Yeah, six years for me.

So, listen. Are you

playing the market at all?

I don't know about playing.

I do own some blue chips.

They were actually

wedding gifts from friends.

Listen, we have an explosive situation

going on right now.

A pharmaceutical company,

Farrow Tech...

has a drug called Parattin

in the third stage of F.D.A. Approval.

- What's it do?

- That's a good question.

That's a very good question,

and this is the best part.

It helps premature babies

develop properly.

- That sounds like a good drug.

- It is. It is.

So, those blue chips you own, what have

they done since you got married?

- Not that much, really.

- We deal in stocks that really move.

Oh, yeah.

They really move.

I'd love to show you what I mean,

and I can do so on a small investment.

I really can't

buy anything right now.

My wife and I are getting ready

to buy a house this month...

and we're trying to save

every last penny.

Look, I don't care

how much stock you pick up.

I just want you to test me out.

I want you to judge me

on the percentages I show you.

I show you 30 or 40%, no matter how big

or small your position is...

you're gonna get excited

about my next idea, right?

- Yeah.

- You'd hand out my business cards.

Right? Do this:

Pick up a hundred shares.

It's the absolute firm minimum.

If I show you...

three or four points on the trade,

it's not gonna make you rich.

On the same token,

if the stock doesn't go anywhere...

you're not in front of your store

with a cup in your hand.

- No, that's true.

- Look, the truth of the matter is...

I could sell you more

than 100 shares...

and feel completely

comfortable about the trade.

But I'm asking you to start small

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