tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post8989453220542539061..comments2024-02-17T12:34:01.400-08:00Comments on Illusion of Prosperity: 11th Hour Debt Ceiling AbsurditiesStagflationary Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-32835038545831365572011-07-29T15:54:48.087-07:002011-07-29T15:54:48.087-07:00You don't try find great investments and buy a...<i>You don't try find great investments and buy and hold.</i><br /><br />You've got me there. I once did that. Now I simply look for the least crappy ones to buy and hold. Seriously, lol. Sigh. How else can one explain my desire to hold 0.0% I-Bonds until maturity?<br /><br /><i>It's like running your own local quake server against players on the Internet. The lag freezes them in place while you drop a rocket in a their lap!</i><br /><br />Nice! It's sure to blow up in someone's face. No doubt about that!Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-42043784515073144472011-07-29T05:58:22.665-07:002011-07-29T05:58:22.665-07:00"It is becoming harder and harder to make mon..."It is becoming harder and harder to make money off of money."<br /><br />You're not doing it right. You don't try find great investments and buy and hold. You program your algo to saturate the NYSE with orders that expire nanoseconds after they are sent to prevent other orders from being executed while you trade on inside info or just released news.<br /><br />It's like running your own local quake server against players on the Internet. The lag freezes them in place while you drop a rocket in a their lap!<br /><br />Fair and free markets like these are the best. Thanks, SEC (wink).<br />http://www.nanex.net/Research/DirectFeedDelays/NewFlashCrash_DirectFeedDelays.htmlMr Slipperynoreply@blogger.com