The Stock Market Thread

Discussion in 'The Thunderdome' started by golfballs03, Oct 28, 2011.

  1. fl0at_

    fl0at_ Humorless, asinine, joyless pr*ck

    This is more like wracking up 70s pinball credits and selling the credits for pizza and beer, rather than gambling.

    If I could find a casino that would let me play the cards only when I wanted to, which I can do by choosing when to buy and sell, then that is a dumb casino.
     
  2. fl0at_

    fl0at_ Humorless, asinine, joyless pr*ck

    I will buy in to black jack. I see I have a 16. Nope, I'll wait. Not now. Ok, dealer just busted, I'm in now, I win!
     
  3. Tenacious D

    Tenacious D The law is of supreme importance, or no importance

    Gambling is gambling.

    You make tons of decisions as far as when to buy / sell stock...you can even set stops, buys and sells.

    Gambling is gambling.
     
  4. fl0at_

    fl0at_ Humorless, asinine, joyless pr*ck

    Right, but this isn't gambling.

    I can't decide when I want to my craps bet to count or not. Once it is on the table, it's on the table. The only thing I can do is not play.

    But I can decide in stocks, because I can play, and I choose when the game ends.

    And since the choice is mine, and not the game's, I'm not gambling.

    I can still lose, but only because I chose poorly.
     
  5. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    What would be the reasoning behind buying Hertz stock when they are in the middle of Ch. 11? Why would one do this?
     
  6. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

    gambling doesn’t have positive long term returns
     
  7. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

    people might feel the shareholders might get something after the reorganization
     
  8. lumberjack4

    lumberjack4 Chieftain

    The thrill last longer than simply lighting your money on fire.
     
  9. kmf600

    kmf600 Energy vampire

    It was a joke about number manipulating
     
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  10. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    Mine is a whooping 200 bucks
     
  11. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

    Quick profit.

    Or you are a short seller trying not to lose your ass.
     
  12. 2Maggitt2Quit

    2Maggitt2Quit Chieftain

  13. lumberjack4

    lumberjack4 Chieftain

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  14. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

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    droski Traffic Criminal

  16. fl0at_

    fl0at_ Humorless, asinine, joyless pr*ck

    I shit myself one day when TDA showed Amazon at like $13 a share. I had to get on and see if Jeff died in a plane crash. It was just a fluke.
     
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  17. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

    I’m not sure how you give a 20 year old with $15k in the account the ability to buy and sell $700k worth of options
     
  18. Volst53

    Volst53 Super Moderator

    Maybe my uncl had it right back in the day investing in beanie babies
     
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  19. Ssmiff

    Ssmiff Went to the White House...Again

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  20. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

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