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18 years in Wall Street, left after finding out it was all horseshit. Founder/ Master and Commander: iBankCoin, finance news and commentary from the future.
Joined Nov 10, 2007
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Where is Your Top Hat?

As I sit here at 2am, reading a good book, accompanied by a sublime cup of Earl Grey, your behavior disturbs me. As God is my witness, I’ve tried to culture you to the ways of a gentleman. Much to my chagrin, the majority of my work has been ignored, as the lot of you opt for burritos and french fries instead of a proper Michelin meal. You singularly tarnish my person. However, I will not yield.

Over the course of 2011, I’ve been forced to ban over 400 so called “readers” of the site for rude and ungentlemanly behavior. To be candid, I cannot blame many of you for your actions. Firstly, the ignorant and the poorly bred lower tier of our society starts at a disadvantage, not knowing how to demonstrate proper decorum amongst other gentlemen. Secondly, the internet is filled with hucksters and TIMS, which in turn makes “The Fly” that much more unbelievable. To witness the superfluities of iBankcoin and to be threatened by the caprices of some whimsical, almost majestic, space alien magician is almost too much to bear. For that, I offer you 10,000 apologies.

However, my question to you is, Sir, where is thou top hat?

I mean, really, do you expect me to endure this baboon-like behavior forever, without yielding to my own whims of removing the comments section altogether? You are far too generous with your boorish demeanor.

Although we do monitor most of you via direct access to your laptops and webcams, I cannot be concerned with your behavior outside of iBC. But when you are here, rest assured, the law will be upheld and all trespassers will be held in contempt. To put it bluntly, untoward mannerisms, even spastic, involuntary, actions of the head, feet and hands WILL NOT be tolerated. You will be subject to swift action, which entails mustache removal and/or full ban, without pardon, to be reeducated by a certain Greg Solomon.

Good Day.

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20 comments

  1. TeahouseOnTheTracks

    I shall wear my white straight jacket with tails and top hat and utilize voice recognition to post here for the foreseeable future.

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  2. Djmarcus

    This Greg Solomon guy looks like a loser. Don’t know why he is being quoted.
    Fly and Woodshedder – bought some teavana mint tea earlier excited to try it out. Smelled delicious. Night.

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    • Woodshedder

      Djmarcus, I love the Teavana. I’m sold on it. Had a delicious cup myself, early this afternoon.

      As for Greg Solomon, why would Fly send those who are unworthy of the benefits of iBC to someone who is NOT a loser?

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  3. flyaway18

    Lack of the proper amount of sleep is not healthy, and yet it seems to be a common behavior among traders, no? You must eat well AND sleep well to keep the SAM vital.

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  4. hillary climtoon

    Japanese Macha or Darjeeling..nevah Earl Grey–we rich people needed a travel day to get home – we don’t spend Christmas under a domestic tree or at this place you keep talking about…a mall? But the skiing was divine in Kitsbuhel and the Sunday service at the charming snow capped gothic church in the village was filled with the sounds of medieval carols played on mandolins and recorders sung by a boy’s choir. Heaven. And oh yes. We all wear custom made ski boots here by Dale with our triple ply cashmere sweaters..cheers!

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  5. Moolahheaven

    Draconian enforcement is required indeud sir. The troglodites lurking in the shadows represent the reprehensible and require rigorous, rauchous, recompense for the pathetic, plebian pestilance they have pushed upon our persons.

    I am in the vanguard sir and stand waiting for orders to assist to exponge and execute the slovenly shleprocks that dare malign the magnigicent mathmetician, sir Fly.

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  6. coin

    what are u reading dr. fly?

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  7. the man

    Anyone with a mustache deserves to have it taken off. Kitsbuhel is a nazi nest.

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  8. dortmunder

    le fly…you have to admit… that to the unwashed…blowing and sucking on a beverage is gayish

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  9. TraderCaddy

    Fly- Was this your airing of the grievances for the Festivus holiday or are you just warming up?

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  10. Po Pimp

    My IT guy installed this dandy piece of kit to circumvent your uncouth surveilance methods. IBC loads a little slow now, but that’s the price to pay for privacy security.

    http://tinyurl.com/7mtxzgc

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  11. ManyMoons

    Damn! Nymph person!
    What can be so interesting about a session that you go without sleep? Are you up all night&day trading?

    I’m in Europe but gladly doze through all sessions and am never happier than after the closing bell. And for good reason. In-session excitement tends to be negatively correlated to my account balance.

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    • Trading_Nymph

      ManyMoons, I love this stuff..its my addiction. I actually don’t trade that much, but hold longer timespan positions at this point (I have been watching a bubble since 2009 grow and learning how it pops). I am only a student of the game for 4 years now, so I am still in a learning curve and watching your session gives so much insight into ours and how the world works together.

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  12. Blind Read Ant

    Oh Shit Alert: EUR/USD.

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  13. Quint

    Who’s the producer with the Asian fetish on Bloomberg TV? Are all their TV anchors Asian?

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    • ruggyup

      No, but, all their “analyst” readers of pulp reporting are blond, usually English accent, grossly nasal voices and end each sentence as though it were a question. The show needs serious attention and housecleaning!

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  14. Damon

    DECK testing LOD.

    S&P, gold, silver weak, strong dollar/weak Euro.

    Fly, are you still averaging down on DECK?

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  15. widespread panik

    Been so burnt on AG/EXK, I have given back my gains in them YTD. I am through with SL orders on these fish. I think at some point in 2012. AG and EXK will double but off what bottom.

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