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To: isopatch who wrote (20236)	1/20/2005 11:16:55 AM
From: Nihontochicken	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108700

On CNBC Bubblevision recently, it was mentioned that hedge funds are currently responsible for 50% of all options trading, 30% of all futures, and 70% of all ETF trades in the commodities market. Of course, hedgies are all momo and volatility and little FA, stampeding the cattle and then trying to stay one step ahead. I imagine it will only get worse until a big ten sigma wipeout of some type breaks the game. NC P.S. - If I were king, there would be no gambling in investing - no options, no futures, no shorts, only longs. But gambling seems to be too inherent in human nature to eliminate anywhere. Sigh.