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Re:Jane Street barred from Indian markets as regulator freez... by phendrenad2 on Monday July 07, 2025 @08:55AM (#44489896)
This seems like a play on "The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads. That sucks." - Jeff Hammerbacher

But is it really? Is buying a lot of stock and selling it later really something that takes a genius?

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Re:Jane Street barred from Indian markets as regulator freez... by yifanl on Monday July 07, 2025 @09:33AM (#44490236)
Doing so in a manner that generates a sufficient amount of profit really does.

And doing so without being caught for market manipulation might require genius that surpasses the human limit.

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Re:Jane Street barred from Indian markets as regulator freez... by freejazz on Monday July 07, 2025 @12:54PM (#44492260)
Ask Jane Street, not the poster.
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