tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post6141636801041685751..comments2023-10-30T09:23:42.803-05:00Comments on Some Assembly Required: SAR #11171Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-75043402321259804042011-06-21T11:14:33.002-05:002011-06-21T11:14:33.002-05:00I like!I like!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270873072287048758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-76488964388303914942011-06-20T12:04:29.251-05:002011-06-20T12:04:29.251-05:00You can solve a lot of problems with a tax rate th...You can solve a lot of problems with a tax rate that dinged you 99% for holding trades less than a second and run the rate down on a log scale to the capital gain rate at 1 year holding.<br /><br />If they raise a stink about that then you know it is just a parlor game and not an investment system.I'm Not POTUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885542838234710249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-21592762521300950132011-06-20T10:35:15.841-05:002011-06-20T10:35:15.841-05:00Doesn't the journey begin with a first step? ...Doesn't the journey begin with a first step? I'd be more in favor of a transaction tax that permited the gambling but put a socially beneficial cost on it. Same with computer trading of stocks and such. A transaction tax to encourage investment instead of speculation. But outlawing the urge to speculate/gamble isn't really going to work. <br /><br />You should be able to speculate on how many goldfish fit in a shoe, as long as you are not using my shoe or Martha's goldfish. Regulation, not prohibition. <br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-55067315830938941912011-06-20T09:11:20.768-05:002011-06-20T09:11:20.768-05:00The Full Monty:
You might have misunderstood thi...The Full Monty: <br /><br />You might have misunderstood this one. The regulation is targeted at entities using significant leverage to buy future contracts that don't have any pinning to the underlying commodity. In other words they are trying to close down their commodity market "bucket shops".a<br /><br />RBMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com