The private institutional trading room on the top floor of Sterling International Bank was completely quiet. Usually, this floor handled standard corporate asset management, but tonight, a specialized team of seven elite execution traders sat in front of a massive wall of monitors. At the center of the room stood Silas Thorne, his arms tightly crossed and his eyes locked onto the live gold ticker.
On his primary desk monitor, the encrypted file Jake had sent less than five minutes ago was pulled up. It wasn't a vague suggestion or a standard market brief. It was an absolute, aggressive script.
"Account allocation is confirmed," the lead risk desk trader called out, leaning forward in his chair. "The client cleared a liquid balance of 3,000,000,000 marks for this session. His specific instruction is to use the highest institutional leverage possible and to execute without playing it safe. He wants us to maximize the bank's prime brokerage tier."
