Conversation with my Remisier

Me: I wanted to sell in the morning and buy back before market closed. But thought I shouldn’t take the risk.

J: Hmm if you had sold in morning and bought back at the end, you would make an intraday profit; coz when you sell first it’s effectively a short & buy back = short cover

Me: In other words the eagle would have eaten the zukini if not for the evil ducks which started playing the banjo. I get you.

J: You meant zucchini and eagles don’t eat that, they are carnivores.

Me: No no it was a metaphorical analogy, the spelling mistake was deliberate. Lets put it this way, it’s like having your tail soaked in perfume only for the grasshopper to pay its taxes. If you know what I mean.

J: …………..