So people who own stock cannot google the word short?
Should I have to explain the word google above? If not am I a liar?
I stole nothing, he has to believe the price of the stock will not change or will go up. If I am wrong he wins twice. What you completely fail to consider is that someone who lends the stock most likely wants to hold it a long time. Meaning temporary price changes do not really impact him. If I could lend out 1000 shares, make $200 for doing so, lose $400 in share value and gain the $400 back in another year by sitting on the stock, why would I not?
If it is pure fraud then don't lend me your stock.
No one hides the fact that the hope of the shorter is that the price goes down. It is well known that this is the only reason to do it.
How is manipulating stock prices down easier than driving them up? Please explain, examples would be even better. Lets remember that pump and dump, the opposite, is still very popular judging by the spam I get.
I think selling stuff you do not yet own is legal, otherwise how would drop shipping work?
Regular trading leads to manipulations ( people not just predicting that the stock will go up but having interest in that stock going up and thus acting through various means towards that end ).
The hardware could be free, the code installed on every machine shipped and HFT would still be very expensive in capital costs.
You have to be physically close to the exchange, the speed of light being a real bitch and all. Then you have to pay for the fiber link to the exchange and pay the exchange for the privilege.
Yes, we should expect them to turn it off. For the same reason that if I had a machine that stole money out of your savings every night I would have to turn it off.
How would it go underground? If the NYSE says all trades must occur at the same time, or in a queue, or charges $1 per trade, what would they do about it?
There are lots of solutions here, the NYSE should select one.
That seems like a rational solution, but it would need to be a percent of the stock value. For BRK.A $9.95 is nothing, but if you were trading only a few shares of GKNT then this would pretty much prevent you from ever making any money.
You don't, but if you did your DNS would still work.
I think it is bad that this happened, but this is what you get whenever you put your eggs in one basket.
It is not funny to me, other than finding out what companies my company does business with that we clearly should not be since they let godaddy host their DNS.
My old smartphone would do a fine job at that, if it had enough storage.
Right now I am just using an old Core 2 Quad. Sure more electric cost than the D1, but not really noticeable on the bill. I use it as my HTPC as well, so it would be in use a lot anyway.
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The fact that any trades were reversed at all.
So people who own stock cannot google the word short?
Should I have to explain the word google above? If not am I a liar?
I stole nothing, he has to believe the price of the stock will not change or will go up. If I am wrong he wins twice. What you completely fail to consider is that someone who lends the stock most likely wants to hold it a long time. Meaning temporary price changes do not really impact him. If I could lend out 1000 shares, make $200 for doing so, lose $400 in share value and gain the $400 back in another year by sitting on the stock, why would I not?
Well of course the NYSE could not act alone, or would have to make sure the majority of traders wanted this.
I am only suggesting that it is possible.
If it is pure fraud then don't lend me your stock.
No one hides the fact that the hope of the shorter is that the price goes down. It is well known that this is the only reason to do it.
How is manipulating stock prices down easier than driving them up? Please explain, examples would be even better. Lets remember that pump and dump, the opposite, is still very popular judging by the spam I get.
All stocks are gambling.
We got rid of dividends and made it no different than collecting trading cards.
Shorting is no different than any other selling, it cannot make anything worse. The market sets the price.
I am no Rand fan. I am far enough opposed to that I am often called a socialist right on slashdot.
I still don't see what shorting has to do with that.
That seems like an even better idea.
I think selling stuff you do not yet own is legal, otherwise how would drop shipping work?
Regular trading leads to manipulations ( people not just predicting that the stock will go up but having interest in that stock going up and thus acting through various means towards that end ).
They don't lose money. Look at the last time they screwed up in a major way, the exchange reversed the trades.
So how can everyone afford server rack near the exchange?
Should the exchange provide those private fiber links for free?
If we were not dealing with HFT you would be correct. Instead HFT adds a tax to all the transactions you are talking about.
The hardware could be free, the code installed on every machine shipped and HFT would still be very expensive in capital costs.
You have to be physically close to the exchange, the speed of light being a real bitch and all. Then you have to pay for the fiber link to the exchange and pay the exchange for the privilege.
Why should shorting be banned?
Why should I not be able to promise you a stock tomorrow at less than todays price?
Either I made the correct prediction or you get a great deal.
War on prosperity?
Have you lost your mind?
Yes, we should expect them to turn it off. For the same reason that if I had a machine that stole money out of your savings every night I would have to turn it off.
How would it go underground?
If the NYSE says all trades must occur at the same time, or in a queue, or charges $1 per trade, what would they do about it?
There are lots of solutions here, the NYSE should select one.
That seems like a rational solution, but it would need to be a percent of the stock value. For BRK.A $9.95 is nothing, but if you were trading only a few shares of GKNT then this would pretty much prevent you from ever making any money.
Should that not just be perjury?
The computer is another one. I have seen the results of unattended children and amazon one click.
That number seems about right.
Once phones that support USB on the GO start being outdated that will probably happen.
More likely age and familiarity with technology.
Republicans tend to skew old.
But no one could get to it, so it does not matter. The link would still be non-functional which is all that matters for my joke.
You don't, but if you did your DNS would still work.
I think it is bad that this happened, but this is what you get whenever you put your eggs in one basket.
It is not funny to me, other than finding out what companies my company does business with that we clearly should not be since they let godaddy host their DNS.
Citation needed
Perhaps a link to a document on their web site :)
You could host your own dns, like a big boy.
This is what happens when you push everything out into the cloud. Somedays it rains and there ain't shit you can do about it.
I agree with the former, I disagree with the latter.
By hiring an employed person, that frees up another position the unemployed person can fill.
Most likely one that is valuable.
I see no reason to give priority to possibly worse candidates.
My old smartphone would do a fine job at that, if it had enough storage.
Right now I am just using an old Core 2 Quad. Sure more electric cost than the D1, but not really noticeable on the bill. I use it as my HTPC as well, so it would be in use a lot anyway.