How utterly amusing it is to watch as Walter or his biggest fan comes to this community in an attempt to salvage his just deserved reputation of being a scoundrel. In my opinion, he would be better served to apologize and take some responsibility for the well-known disastrous situation that ultimately came to be when the firm, which he started himself, unraveled leaving all of the trader's equity in a black hole behind a sea of red debt. Where did all of the many millions of profits earned during the glory years go? whoosh.... long gone by the time the problems got too severe. Where was Walter when it started to unravel? Whoosh.. gone... showing his face less and less over a period of time until finally he was a long time completely gone before the final blow-up. To say that he did not disappear is a lie.
What does it means that a few "inner circle" traders still talk to him regularly? Not much.... heck, even the devil has some friends. Those guys are probably the same ones who were always kissing his rear every day, sucking up to worship a charismatic guy who had money and big ideas, like a bunch of teen-aged girls looking for a wink from a heartthrob. Maybe they got a few crumbs tossed their way or that extra tenth off their rate, who knows, good for them.
What strikes me the most is how this poster, whoever he is, has the gaul to suggest that anyone who is harboring ill-will or expressing angst should apologize and admit that they were wrong if they ever get their own money back. Anyone who makes a statement like that and thinks that way exposes a lot about themselves and their character.... where they view their own place in the world versus others.
Reputation is everything on Wall Street. That is why Walter is gone from that street. The traders were left holding the bag.