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Re:“Banclist.com is probably the most lucrative direct messa... by draw_down on Friday June 21, 2019 @04:04PM (#20245880)
When I worked on a site for mutual funds years ago, we couldn't use green-color text because it could be considered as implying that the person reading it would make money.
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Re:“Banclist.com is probably the most lucrative direct messa... by module0000 on Friday June 21, 2019 @04:25PM (#20246025)
Commodity trading platforms are forced by the CFTC(commodity trading regulating body) to represent bids with a blue color, for exactly the same reason. If the bids are green, someone might make the argument that you would profit from bidding more than selling.
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