I used to go to this investor's club and it was sickening how much these retired and semi- retired people were losing trying to actively trade the market. One lady was a retired cpa with a successful practice and bragged about how she was down like 30% in two weeks and $100k on PCNTF. A few...
Born to Steal was a fantastic book. I had a hard time putting it down and basically read it one night.
I'm surprised that there was no mention of Systems of Excellence (SEXI.OB):)
Why not just open up the levees on the next bull market and issue ssf's on the highly speculative mid cap issues? Liquidity would ensue.
If the ssf's were denominated in larger sizes like 10k, they might gain traction for institutions that hedge big caps. Perhaps? I mean they would be...
Actually, I guess those were WMI contracts. I don't understand why institutions would be interested in these products even if they issued contracts that controlled 1k or 10k shares. The spreads can be killers vs. the spreads of stocks and institutions can get lots of leverage anyways.
I ventured into them around the time of Hurricane Katrina. I always thought they were a wonderful idea on paper. One Friday, I'm trying to get out of my long AW contracts and the bids just totally disappear. There are none. I can't get out at any price. It sure would be nice to have a...
what about in adulthood and consider that women mature faster than men? Why do guys have to step on eggshells while women and homosexuals can be flamboyant and even aggressive to people that are clearly not interested?
self- righteous people tend to be on both extremes. That kid in the back that stuck crayons up his nose and ate paint chips could grow into a hyper ET poster and a knee jerk left winger.
I should have time to cook the calamari cheese sticks on Thursday. I will let people know the results. I need to consult with a coworker on the cooking strategy. The marinara will have to be supermarket purchased although I intend to buy high quality cheese. The cheese does not have to be...