At 3:46 PM +0000 6/16/03, SnowDog wrote: ... >Problems with the NYSE-style markets?? (Dernit, now I have to go googling, but at least this scam's not the usual Ponzi BS, and it's certainly about money!)
Yes, criminality-problems not solved by plenty of regulations heaped on over decades. A small number of firms make a market in stocks on the NYSE and make sure stocks like IBM can be traded. Besides the stuff like http://www.fool.com/news/take/2002/take021220.htm (the "analyst" conflicts in the Enron/Global-Crossing scandals) and Freddie or Fannies' possible imminent demises, these firms have been a real problem because there's no open system that tells traders whether a well-timed trade actually leads to a timely execution, because these crooks wanted to make a small-but-guaranteed profit illegally so they have a system of playing favorites. At the moment, because I don't even know the right terminology, the story is escaping me, but it happened this year and involved higher- ups in the NYSE and member firms, whose owners apparently feel they have a royal right to profit off of US stock markets. TGC's offer of a choice -- an efficient 24-7 way out of this -- is what's so cool. I hope someone else can help me with the story and a few URLs. Thanks. JMR --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
