tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post5256132549708436660..comments2023-10-01T03:44:27.443-06:00Comments on Prepare to be Wrong: Sidney and MeSolfesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12600177979199165880noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-44306952966617698012010-05-17T08:15:01.554-06:002010-05-17T08:15:01.554-06:00I share your view that trader-bashing is the new r...I share your view that trader-bashing is the new rock'n'roll.<br /><br />I am mightily sick of being told that "...speculators made it too expensive for Greece to borrow and have bankrupted the country just to make a profit...". Nothing to do with a hopelessly bloated public sector and nobody paying taxes then ?<br /><br />I'm so irate I thought about starting the blog again, but the feeling soon passed. And anyway we all know the real reason for the Euro crisis, <br /><br />http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/marge.simpson.pngAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-2726869702718773872010-05-14T10:07:41.004-06:002010-05-14T10:07:41.004-06:00LW I posted all 4 episodes while I was watching th...LW I posted all 4 episodes while I was watching them. <br /><br />After watching I deleted the post.<br /><br />Obviously this film has an agenda and the agenda fits with today's popular view of wall street and everything in it.<br /><br />People want to hate "wall street" and this just gives them another reason.<br /><br />I mean putting a drunk on film, come on.<br /><br />Open Outcry remains the only real documentary on floor trading.<br /><br />Good to hear from you LW, miss your posts.<br /><br />Speaking of which today's CL move almost makes me want to post a chart.<br /><br />Almost.Solfesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600177979199165880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-6161276015214470052010-05-14T09:20:20.482-06:002010-05-14T09:20:20.482-06:00I am happier trading in my shed listening to jazz....I am happier trading in my shed listening to jazz. Less macho but more human.<br /><br />And that guy with the tortoiseshell glasses and big cigar, what a... (I'd be lowering the tone of this blog to type the most accurate word.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-26285139926128629972010-05-14T01:11:27.285-06:002010-05-14T01:11:27.285-06:00Yeah they are jerks for sure. I liked the thing th...Yeah they are jerks for sure. I liked the thing that they are basically experiencing the same thing as we. Or we can understand exactly how it is to them, better then any one else watching that documentary. You need to be a trader. Also it isn't so much oriented to general population it's like just for traders. They didn't bored us with to much general introduction to the whole thing. Those are mine impressions. I can only add that by slowness of pace of many interviews they could make 777min show and not 77min.FXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680743908250462866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-81361751037555563982010-05-13T16:09:09.145-06:002010-05-13T16:09:09.145-06:00Funny, I watched them and didn't like it.
The...Funny, I watched them and didn't like it.<br /><br />The winners are jerks and the losers are jerks.<br /><br />Really didn't care for the whole thing.<br /><br />Oh well.Solfesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600177979199165880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-84763037139771478732010-05-13T15:27:44.277-06:002010-05-13T15:27:44.277-06:00A very big thank you to you FX.
Shall I post the...A very big thank you to you FX. <br /><br />Shall I post them?<br /><br />:)Solfesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600177979199165880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-51090352786552939562010-05-13T15:22:31.626-06:002010-05-13T15:22:31.626-06:00I got info from blogger By age 23 that Floored is ...I got info from blogger By age 23 that Floored is out daily in 10min segments. 4 episodes can be watched. It's really nice documentary. I know that is something that you are waiting for.<br />http://babelgum.com/FlooredFXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680743908250462866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-69530709974709640192010-05-12T15:46:59.185-06:002010-05-12T15:46:59.185-06:00I find myself no longer thinking about the blog, o...I find myself no longer thinking about the blog, or what to blog.<br /><br />So I think it may actually be over, done, finito.<br /><br />That's ok.<br /><br />I think.Solfesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600177979199165880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-70155162260670376202010-04-30T11:46:10.101-06:002010-04-30T11:46:10.101-06:00Just saw that you're back Solfest. Welcome bac...Just saw that you're back Solfest. Welcome back. Some provocative posts....<br /><br />On the subject of learning...maybe it's not the teacher's fault and not your fault. The blame rests at the feet of Microsoft's Powerpoint. For an explanation of this cryptic message visit my blog: <br /> <br />http://onehonestman.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/be-wary-of-your-mouse-bullets-can-kill/Rocky Humberthttp://www.rockyhumbert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-34427902622426429182010-04-26T09:59:29.108-06:002010-04-26T09:59:29.108-06:00-1 here this morning, not too much golf happening ...-1 here this morning, not too much golf happening yet.Solfesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600177979199165880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-2793701252486266392010-04-26T09:35:20.305-06:002010-04-26T09:35:20.305-06:00Catchy new title. :-)
How's the golf game Sol...Catchy new title. :-)<br /><br />How's the golf game Sol?TimChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813458476750232327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-48572292801677977312010-04-21T21:21:05.610-06:002010-04-21T21:21:05.610-06:00Very weak LW, very weak. :)
Simon I can't und...Very weak LW, very weak. :)<br /><br />Simon I can't understand people who just stop learning. I guess they get stuck in a rut and either don't want to, or can't get out.Solfesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600177979199165880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-91376192372255967142010-04-21T19:20:46.078-06:002010-04-21T19:20:46.078-06:00A very insightful and interesting post. Our minds ...A very insightful and interesting post. Our minds have unlimited power, it's just a matter of knowing the triggers. <br /><br />Thanks solfestUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065120625087251386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-27714548799834569082010-04-21T18:46:07.865-06:002010-04-21T18:46:07.865-06:00Mild mannered janitors often have hidden depths......Mild mannered janitors often have hidden depths...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW54W9y6-eU<br /><br />(Discussing 'reductionism' makes me appear boring, this is a weak attempt to rectify that image).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294296041883029217.post-87982190317175659392010-04-21T18:17:07.113-06:002010-04-21T18:17:07.113-06:00Should have mentioned I just read the book, The Pa...Should have mentioned I just read the book, The Partnership, by Charles Ellis. Tis the history of Goldman Sachs up to 2009.Solfesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600177979199165880noreply@blogger.com