theasxgorilla
Problem solved... next bubble.
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GumbyLearner, that is an awesome video. Not just for the Made-off footage but for what his "business partner" had to say. Notice the back down from the kid and the over-ride from Made-off (the boss) after Made-off tells everyone how these days they're 99.9% computer driven and the kid then goes on to basically describe how computer-driven quant trading systems are bound to bring one another undone and can exaggerate crashes.
Notice how they keep referring to the August "correction" as evidence of this. Notice that they recorded this at the market top...well, 3 weeks after the S&P500 peaked to be precise.
That kid is smart, he knew where the money was at: if quant traders are all going to make and lose money together and brokerage margins have dried up, pair up with someone who transacts often and automate/computerise the transaction processing.
Classic stuff. Not just for Made-off almost rationalising why he had to steal and deceive to make the big money on Wall St. And by the way he describes things it's not at all surprising that there have been soft accusations of conspirators in his not-so-small escapade, including big-name investment banks and regulators.
Notice how they keep referring to the August "correction" as evidence of this. Notice that they recorded this at the market top...well, 3 weeks after the S&P500 peaked to be precise.
That kid is smart, he knew where the money was at: if quant traders are all going to make and lose money together and brokerage margins have dried up, pair up with someone who transacts often and automate/computerise the transaction processing.
Classic stuff. Not just for Made-off almost rationalising why he had to steal and deceive to make the big money on Wall St. And by the way he describes things it's not at all surprising that there have been soft accusations of conspirators in his not-so-small escapade, including big-name investment banks and regulators.