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by leverage 12y ago
I think you missed my point: if people are reacting to info at the same time (e.g. clicking at the same time) the exchange should receive the message at the same time. Similarly, market data should be transmitted at the same speed, and exch
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by leverage 12y ago
Agreed. ML is the "Wolf Hunter", but in this case, he was hunting sheep. I am astonished by the press's reaction to this. I think a lot of it has to do with the relatively small and obscure HFT industry - it is not well under
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by leverage 15y ago
Actually, GS will never be a "normal" bank holding company. Their commercial banking business is open to a very select number of clients, and will stay that way. GS became a BHC because they would have access to the Fed's emergency funds in
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by leverage 15y ago
For any interested in Burry's story, pick up Michael Lewis's The Big Short. Great (if somewhat miscontrued) tale of the housing crisis, ripe with corrupt financiers and the "smartest men in the room". Burry's lightbulb concerning the crumbl
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by leverage 15y ago
This guy is an independent trader because no one would hire him. He's misguided in his understanding of the markets. Goldman Sachs is an investment bank. When he says "anyone can make money from a crash", he's right: any INDEPENDENT investo
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by leverage 15y ago
Thought this might be a good place to get some feedback on my own template: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13800588/Anonymous.August.2011.pdf Will share the .tex if people want it.