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Re:One of Wall Street’s Most Popular Trading Strategies Is N... by samatman on Sunday March 03, 2019 @06:33AM (#19293968)
Sure, you can stop there, if your interest is in moral judgement.

If you’re more interested in shifting the landscape, changing the incentives becomes the priority.

Only one of these puts a stop to the objectionable behavior and wasted talent. So I know which I prefer.

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Re:One of Wall Street’s Most Popular Trading Strategies Is N... by cousin_it on Sunday March 03, 2019 @06:51AM (#19294026)
> If you’re more interested in shifting the landscape, changing the incentives becomes the priority.

Or changing laws to make the bad stuff illegal.

I'd be happy to make most ads illegal. In some places they banned all roadside billboards and you know what happened? It made the view better and didn't hurt the economy.

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Re:One of Wall Street’s Most Popular Trading Strategies Is N... by samatman on Monday March 04, 2019 @12:48AM (#19299082)
That's certainly one way to change the incentives, and it's one I happen to be open to.
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Re:One of Wall Street’s Most Popular Trading Strategies Is N... by sgt101 on Sunday March 03, 2019 @07:09AM (#19294092)
The strange thing is the addiction, people make several million dollars, and then keep going.... Doing bad things for no real motivation (if you v concede that fear of poverty is a fair driver)
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