We own them; we can sell them to you for this price.
"What the heck is the name of that place? Oh yeah, Tradition," said John Ollquist, who refers to his younger brother by his nickname, Moose. "It's a different kind of firm, you understand, from Lehman Brothers. People don't call Tradition. Moose has to go out and say, 'If you like these prices, I can get them.' At Lehman, he could say, 'We own them; we can sell them to you for this price.' I don't know if it's better or worse, but it's probably harder."
Business
Tales From Lehman's Crypt
By LOUISE STORY and LANDON THOMAS Jr.
Published: September 13, 2009
A look at how some of the people who worked at Lehman have fared since the firm's sudden collapse a year ago.