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sounds like you learned from the author of the master algorithm http://www.washington.edu/news/2015/09/17/a-q-a-with-pedro-domingos-author-of-the-master-algorithm/:cool:

the assumption is that they are a market maker

google other sources. the OP gave you the introduction.

will it do you any good or will it just wear out the soles of your shoes?

if they are based in the US /UK would it make a difference?

ONLY 30? you should be so lucky.

that was the clue it was a scam. that is the proof men are idiots, but that does not decide the question who are the bigger idiots, men or women.

not bankrupt legally. in cyprus,they seized the assets withe connivance of the gov't.

under a bail-in the banks confiscate your deposits and the government rubber stamps it. it has nothing to do with fdic.

upper management will not lose their jobs, so they will take big risks.

no kidding. under frank-dodd there is a bail-in provision a la cypriot banks. banks will take big risks because depositor's money will be confiscated in case of bank insolvency, in order to recapitalize them. hard to believe, it will be done at the depositor's expense and not at the taxpayer's...

correct and what? you don't have the capital, tools and know-how to act like an insurance company. every insurance co. and every guy on the floor has the knowledge and ability to re-insure himself. that is reality.

learn the art of skimming.

he did much of his business through Etrade. like you said it is a guess.

loaned shares can always be gotten back. the brokerage firm legally has to return them.

not true. interest on money generated by the short sale is how the broker makes money. most brokers do not share interest earned with retail clients. exception is with hard to borrow stocks where you pay a fee because it is difficult to find stock to short. there is an old saying on wall...

the reason is that short selling the broker is a profit center for a broker. every margin agreement you sign allows the broker to loan out your long stock.

maybe they have no choice because likely they are not self clearing. it is up to the clearing firm which is?

there are gaps in your knowledge. a broker would only do a buy-in if he didn't have shares to deliver. if you exercise and he had shares available to short your position run would show you as being short. then it is up to you to close your position by buying shares that day or some other...

outlier and statistically insignificant.