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by greghaught
Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:56 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
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Views: 14784324

Re: Financial topics

my final point.

the definitively provable reality of our systems corruption is abundant and might just be enough to precipitate some change. the hype of the imaginary just serves to dilute the influence of provable reality and dilute the credibility of the agents of change.
by greghaught
Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:52 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14784324

Re: Financial topics

If there's any collusion going on between Goldman Sachs and the NY Stock Exchange to manipulate the market, then I don't care how many people know about it (or, more likely, only have some suspicion). These Gen-Xers and Boomers will have convinced themselves that by screwing everyone but themselves...
by greghaught
Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:42 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14784324

Re: Financial topics

So now we have allegations that Goldman Sachs is colluding with the NYSE to make money by illegally "manipulating markets in unfair ways." Do I believe that's possible? You're damn right I do. John if it's true, then there are plenty of people who can prove it. it would require non-partner operatio...
by greghaught
Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:19 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14784324

Re: Financial topics

I believe ... Someone has to explain to me ... which I suspect ... My best guess ... that's all any of us can do. as an investment bank, they're opaque. i dont think that even the bank examiners even know. btw i'm no GS fan. i think that they're a plague on this country with their lobbying dollars ...
by greghaught
Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:17 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14784324

Re: Financial topics

Larger focus needs to be on dark pool trades. This is the mind’s eye of the issue and answer. "I am concerned that (undisplayed quotes) may not promote public confidence in the equity markets," James Brigagliano, co-acting director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's trading and market...
by greghaught
Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:49 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14784324

Re: Financial topics

let me start here. My concern has been about something else, which is also mentioned in the article that you referenced: > [H]igh frequency trading firms, which represent approximately 2% > of the 20,000 or so trading firms operating in the US markets > today, account for 73% of all US equity tradin...
by greghaught
Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:53 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14784324

Re: Financial topics

Here is a calm explanation of high frequency trading from Advanced Trading magazine. the article confirms and further explains something that i said in a previous post to the effect that due to the scale on which these machines trade, they render themselves ineffective even as they change. high fre...
by greghaught
Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:55 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14784324

Re: Market Summary, Monday, July 13, 2009, 3:30 pm Everyone is

If this is true, and I believe that the probability is high, then it's a further demonstration of how overwhelmingly distorted the market is today, and how far it is from any semblance of reality. it seems to me that your using a contradiction as support. Reality, n. 1. The state or quality of bein...
by greghaught
Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:58 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14784324

Re: Financial topics

I really don't believe that this is a Luddite-type argument. What's appalling is the extent to which program trading has taken over the market, to the extent that almost nothing else matters. john, i've been wrong before. but there's one thing that i know for sure, beyond any doubt. in the market, ...
by greghaught
Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:47 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29813
Views: 14784324

Re: Financial topics

first off, themis trading is a commission merchant. they make money off of institutional clients who are not sophisticated enough to do their own trading. Frankly, this is outrageous. The more I read the madder I got. And it is going to get worse as computers get faster and software more intelligent...