And how many family farm operations were crushed by that little market manipulation? Whilst the better capitalized factory farms could weather the storm. (Gosh, now I sound like a Jim Hightower populist, eh?)
do you have any proof of such manipulation?, if so, i would be very interested in looking at it. i love to study markets. as for how you sound, it really does not interest me. i simply listen to the markets. no more, no less. even people who disagree with me can lead me to knowledge. knowledge may lead me to make money
Yes, and I've been looking for a predictable one in the tech sector for a few months now. :)
well, then why did you sounded surprised at my willingness to follow trends? i am happy for you that you have been looking at it, did you profit from it or merely watched it ? personally i did, (primarily by selling both, covered and naked calls), unfortunately, i now face a nasty tax bill, but i rather face that, than having lost money. if i lose, i promise, i will NOT go out crying to the world, that there was an evil conspiracy who made me lose money. i will acknowledge it as my own mistake.
i will also acknowledge that i bitch about taxes, but then again i pay them, so that does in a wicked kind of way, makes me a contributor to social causes.
Other than that, I'm afraid I may be wasting your bandwidth. We'll simply have to agree to disagree on the value and validity of the options market.
ok. i know its value to me: it has assisted me in making money. i can not force my opinion on you. as for losing bandwidth, thank you for your concern, but i think i know better than you how i allocate my resources.
likewise, the fact that the world is full of idiots who invested in totally worthless "companies" does not qualify YOU to express a pontifical opinion as to whether speculating and or investing in the markets, be these the equities, futures, or options markets, is or can be harmful to the financial health of every single individual.
markets have proven their utility over the years.
are they perfect, or are there no crooks or unethical practitioners ? A = no, and yes. but still, it is possible to educate oneself and actually make money off these markets. and no those who do are not leaches as you imply. and YES it requires to constantly educate oneself to expect any type of success.
if you do not like them, then do not invest/speculate in them.
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re: it's a mad, mad, mad, world:
During the 1960s, Spencer Tracy starred in four films for producer/director Stanley Kramer. The first two were serious, noble affairs. "Inherit the Wind" and especially "Judgment at Nuremberg" were heavy dramas, Tracy's final film, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", was technically a comedy, but also relentlessly socially conscious.
"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", then, was a major departure for both Tracy and Kramer. It was a slapstick comedy of spectacular proportions, seemingly employing every stuntman and middle-aged comic in Hollywood. While Charlie Chaplin, Bob Hope and the Marx Brothers don't appear, the cast is otherwise loaded. The legendary (and some not so legendary) comedians include Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Dick Shawn, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, William Demarest, Buster Keaton, Don Knotts, Carl Reiner, The Three Stooges, Andy Devine, Sterling Holloway, Arnold Stang, Stan Freberg, Norman Fell, Jimmy Durante, Jack Benny, and Jerry Lewis. Many of these comic actors only have one cameo scene.
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Hmmm...
"socially conscious"... but technically a comedy....
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