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the last person in the world worried about a penny or two is a "small investor." Unless, of course, he's bundling odd-lot orders -- but he would be a trader, in that case.

i am.:eek:

it's an imperfect world, so imperfect behavior is normal, not exceptional. the beauty of our system is how well it works given the dark side of human nature. nevertheless, fraud -- quotes that aren't honored, trade-throughs, and front running seem to have grown to epidemic proportions, and...

florida real estate is made of gold and will be for some time to come. yes, it's a very 'frothy' market, characterized by a lot of speculation and the concommittant drawing in of marginal players. but, fundamentally, it's a solid bull market.

just passing thru here, but I want to read bird's perspective on the specialist system. i've complained about it long and loud, and still, in the end, believe in it. seems to be a bad class in there these days; the system is only as trustworthy as the people. it's not the system, it's the...

tooooooo much time on your hands.

ditto.

i haven't had time to read all the posts here, but I see what the complaint is. my question: are they really still playing these games?

is the bond belle still around? she's my fave. and hey, if you're reading this, how's it goin', girl?!

buy low, sell high. the market votes swiftly and surely about what form of governments allow the creation of wealth. I almost feel like I'm living in Atlas Shrugged.

agree. but soros? and when one considers that the lasting impact of failure is determined by how one defines it, [i]realistic[i] can be either positive or negative, depending on one's convictions. imnsho, there is no failure. unless one chooses it.

do we really want to go there? how about 8-tracks. Big hair. glam rock. the "in between" generation.

leverage comes from credit -- a measure of the risk willing to be taken on someone. it's a fascinating tool. on the S&P headquarters in Manhattan is an inscription which calls credit the most powerful invention of a civilized society or something similar (it's worth reading) -- enabling the...

nothing like a little escapism.

i have an emlx story which noone believes. ill leave it at that.

someone I respect once said "if I fear it I do it." obviously not to be taken to a foolish extreme.

LOL!:D spoken as only a prince can!

I eat it. Once digested, it becomes the raw material for success.

...it's the worst of times.

It's just a thing.