Lesson 29: The Rest of the Robot Family

On reflection, I have decided that it is best to name all of Mrs. B's robots before she starts trading. When Mrs. B is talking about "Zachary", I don't want to have to mention that Zachary trades only the Canadian Dollar and that he is always long. By establishing a table now, it will be easier to determine who is doing what once Mrs. B's begins to trade.

Robot's Name	Robot's Task
Jessica	Trades only Swiss Francs and she is always long.
Andrew	Trades only Swiss Francs and he is always short.
Daniel	Trades only Eurodollars and he is always long.
Alyssa	Trades only Eurodollars and she is always short.
Abigail	Trades only Silver and she is always long.
Ryan	Trades only Silver and he is always short.
Zachary	Trades only Canadian Dollars and he is always long.
Kayla	Trades only Canadian Dollars and she is always short.
Megan	Trades only the NASDAQ and she is always long.
Anthony	Trades only the NASDAQ and he is always short.
David	Trades only Orange Juice and he is always long.
Taylor	Trades only Orange Juice and she is always short.
Elizabeth	Trades only US Dollars and she is always long.
Jonathan	Trades only US Dollars and he is always short.
William	Trades only Lumber and he is always long.
Makayla	Trades only Lumber and she is always short.
Rachel	Trades only Copper and she is always long.
James	Trades only Copper and he is always short.
John	Trades only Coffee and he is always long.
Jasmine	Trades only Coffee and she is always short.
Olivia	Trades only Japanese Yen and she is always long.
Alexander	Trades only Japanese Yen and he is always short.
Justin	Trades only Pork Bellies and he is always long.
Victoria	Trades only Pork Bellies and she is always short.
Emma	Trades only Soybean Oil and she is always long.
Jordan	Trades only Soybean Oil and he is always short.
Noah	Trades only Cotton and he is always long.
Anna	Trades only Cotton and she is always short.
Rebecca	Trades only British Pounds and she is always long.
Robert	Trades only British Pounds and he is always short.
Brian	Trades only Soybean Meal and he is always long.
Natalie	Trades only Soybean Meal and she is always short.
Courtney	Trades only Natural Gas and she is always long.
Jose	Trades only Natural Gas and he is always short.
Steven	Trades only Feeder Cattle and he is always long.
Lauren	Trades only Feeder Cattle and she is always short.
Sydney	Trades only Lean Hogs and she is always long.
Kyle	Trades only Lean Hogs and he is always short.
Kevin	Trades only Oats and he is always long.
Amanda	Trades only Oats and she is always short.

I am going to simplify this by putting Mrs. B's robots in alphabetical order and listing the position each robot holds at any given time.

Robot's Name	Robot's Task
Abigail	Is always long Silver.
Alexander	Is always short the Japanese Yen.
Alexis	Is always short Crude Oil.
Alyssa	Is always short the Eurodollar.
Amanda	Is always short Oats.
Andrew	Is always short the Swiss Franc.
Anna	Is always short Cotton.
Anthony	Is always short the NASDAQ.
Ashley	Is always short Cocoa.
Austin	Is always short the S&P.
Brandon	Is always short Live Cattle.
Brian	Is always long Soybean Meal.
Brianna	Is always long Wheat.
Christopher	Is always short Gold.
Courtney	Is always long Natural Gas.
Daniel	Is always long the Eurodollar.
David	Is always long Orange Juice.
Elizabeth	Is always long the US Dollar.
Emily	Is always long Corn.
Emma	Is always long Soybean Oil.
Hailey	Is always long Gold.
Hannah	Is always long Live Cattle.
Jacob	Is always short Corn.
James	Is always short Copper.
Jasmine	Is always short Coffee.
Jessica	Is always long the Swiss Franc.
John	Is always long Coffee.
Jonathan	Is always short the US Dollar.
Jordan	Is always short Soybean Oil.
Jose	Is always short Natural Gas.
Joseph	Is always long Crude Oil.
Joshua	Is always long Cocoa.
Justin	Is always long Pork Bellies.
Kaitlyn	Is always long the S&P.
Kayla	Is always short the Canadian Dollar.
Kevin	Is always long Oats.
Kyle	Is always short Lean Hogs.
Lauren	Is always short Feeder Cattle.
Madison	Is always short Treasury Bonds.
Makayla	Is always short Lumber.
Matthew	Is always short Wheat.
Megan	Is always long the NASDAQ.
Michael	Is always long Soybeans.
Natalie	Is always short Soybean Meal.
Nicholas	Is always long Sugar.
Noah	Is always long Cotton.
Olivia	Is always long the Japanese Yen.
Rachel	Is always long Copper.
Rebecca	Is always long the British Pound.
Robert	Is always short the British Pound.
Ryan	Is always short Silver.
Samantha	Is always short Sugar.
Sarah	Is always short Soybeans.
Steven	Is always long Feeder Cattle.
Sydney	Is always long Lean Hogs.
Taylor	Is always short Orange Juice.
Tyler	Is always long Treasury Bonds.
Victoria	Is always short Pork Bellies.
William	Is always long Lumber.
Zachary	Is always long the Canadian Dollar.

You may print this table and set it aside for future use. When Mrs. B starts her trading and refers to robots Sarah or Olivia or Daniel, a quick glance at this list will tell you that she is talking about the positions her robots hold in soybeans, the Japanese Yen or the Eurodollar.  

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Bruce Gould