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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.
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Italian Cars Suck

Fucking Fiat is going to save Chrysler? Please. Those fucking meatballs couldn’t save walking pigs, dressed in tuxedo suits, from jumping off skyscrapers. How the fuck are those toy car makers, most readily found in the narrow streets of Turkey, Egypt and ancient Rome, going to appeal to Americans, who like driving tanks to work?

President Obama: you Sir, are an asshat.

Aside from that, I’m digging on this Swine Flu outbreak. It really makes me believe in conspiracy theories, with regards to distracting the American idiot from the larger picture, such as: fucking wholesale fleecing of you bitches fine gentlemen for all of your coin.

Let it be known, my tax attorney is very good.

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57 comments

  1. Lubin

    Speaking of Asshats what happened to your monthly videos dedicated to Asshats. I have seen only 2. I command you to bring forth more comedy

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  2. The Fly

    I wrote another, a long time ago, but HOWARD LINDZON decided to just sit on it, indefinitely.

    I should just post it, sans the video.

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  3. TheArtist

    Dennis Kneale is an idiot!

    and an asshat.

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  4. lazy man

    Oh come on, I for one am certain that Americans will jump at the chance to roll a Grand Punto or the smartly fashionable Panda.

    They are transportation artists. Just read some of their material:

    “and the bumper with air intakes that convey an impression of dynamism and sturdiness”

    “Highlighted by the three new body colours: Samba Orange, New Orleans Blue, Surf Azure.”

    “The interior features original pastel coloured fabrics that are pleasurable to the touch”

    We’ve certainly imported something VERY SPECIAL!

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  5. lazy man

    And by the way – Florida is not so bad after all.

    http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/30/florida.shooting.law/index.html

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  6. TheArtist

    Fly, this Fiat/Chrysler deal is an indicator of how bad reality really is.

    We have the only company, not only willing to buy into Chrysler but one of the only companies with money to do it.

    We have already seen another micro car maker, Tata buy Jaguar and Rover from Ford, GM is near bankrupt, and all that is left has no money or no desire to merge with anyone else.

    What we are seeing is the last of the last. This should be a tell tell sign of what is to come.

    and it isn’t good.

    Where is Delorean when you need him?

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  7. vicenzo

    i like my ferrari

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  8. punyandy

    DEVILDOG used to fantasize about a Chrysler Viper. If he is going to keep making shit up, he might as well choose an automaker who isn’t bankrupt.

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  9. Mushroomz

    Maserati, the poor mans Aston Martin

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  10. Mushroomz

    I don’t dig on swine flu.
    http://www.ibankcoin.com/peanut_gallery/index.php/2009/04/29/i-dont-dig-on-swine-flu/

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  11. Federico Fellini
    Federico Fellini

    Yeah, and the last hot Italian actress was Gina Lollobrigida.

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  12. mustard seeds

    Ladies and Gentlemen of the Gallery,

    Today a great wrong has been put on the course of turning the boat around. A mediation panel to correct the Imposed Work Rules for the Air Traffic Controllers of this country has been enacted to resolve our issues. What took several years for the great GW Bush to force down labors throat is on the fuckin edge of being undone.

    New Sheriff Shoots Old Mayor…BOOOYA

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  13. DSB

    You’re gonna love my nuts…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRyj5cHIQA

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  14. nation81

    Fly,
    I grew up in Poland during the communist regime…..here is what Fiat hat had to offer then, and it still has not changed……http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epjNUVhpZ_U

    And re: Swine Flu outbreak…..here are the headlines in our local papers:

    “Imminent pandemic spurs global warning”….’imagine a picture’…..Mexican child wearing a mask,….next headline below…..” A Killer Virus Goes Global”….picture of the world map, outlining, in red, the countries infected…., then it shows the following on the map,…..Canada(19, cases, including 2 in Alberta)……U.S.A.(91 cases, 1 death)……Mexico 159 deaths (7 confirmed) and 2,500 ill (26 confirmed)…..WTF??? I may be drunk on Polish ‘Zubrowka Vodka’, but really? This fucking flu, is a joke.

    Peace….Drink Vodka and kill H1N1

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  15. mustard seeds

    Sorry, had to vent

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  16. Cuervos Laugh

    LOL

    What does this mean: Canada(19, cases, including 2 in Alberta) – not sure I get why Alberta was singled out as a province.

    Oh, the one fatality in the US was a Mexican national there on holiday. Very sad.

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  17. Gringo

    Damn mexicans.

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  18. omfgitsjd

    It doesn’t matter where a pandemic starts. This is how the scenario plays out if there’s no vaccine. My understanding is those with the higher immune response (ie children) are the most susceptible due to over-reaction of the immune system.
    http://www.gleamviz.org/2009/04/pandemic-influenza-videos/

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  19. DPeezy

    omfgitsjd, you might want to check this site:
    http://doihaveswineflu.org/

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  20. Maelstrom

    I’m on the fence re Swine flu.Initially thought it was DC over hype and distraction but now I don t know if they are down playing it ..They have not been transparent on this as the gov. likes to appear omnipotent..Their decisions have been politically based not medically. That lack of action will aid the virus in dispersing itself more widely . Would have been politically incorrect to err on the safe side and close the border..The Law of Unintended Consequence may again come to play.

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  21. Generational BOTTOM Picker
    Generational BOTTOM Picker

    On this May Day, one thing is clear: American capitalism can’t run businesses.

    Private business is a failure at managing the banks, retail stores,auto companies, airlines, construction, shipping companies, brokers, insurance, commercial and residential real estate, shopping malls, etc.

    Why is this? GREED. These clown managers overpay themselves, underpay their workers (the workers can’t afford the products businesses make)piss away money on skyboxes, country club memberships, corporate jets,useless meetings, luxurious office trappings, golden parachutes.

    In their avaricious GREED they overexpand the business, export jobs, borrow to finance their foibles, reduce package contents and product quality, pollute, and demand governmental concessions.

    This failure of American capitalism can be solved easily. Put in a 110% tax on all income above $250K; put a 50% tariff on all imports,
    prohibit outsourcing of telephone technical support, create single payer health care, and raise the minimum wage to $10.

    And THEN you will have capitalism that works.

    Meanwhile, listen up:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73CfYGQxFaU

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  22. Sully

    Hey GenerationalBottomPicker…pull your head out of your generational bottom. Dumb ass.

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  23. TheArtist

    anyone here on TD Ameritrade?

    these sorry ass fuckers are having too many problems here lately.
    anyone on it and having problems right now?

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  24. TraderCaddy

    Sick of hearing from Buffett and sick of hearing about Berkshire.
    It goes on all the time.
    Once a year is enough, at most.

    Does he have a relationship with GE which owns CNBC?
    Oh yeah.

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  25. President Madagascar
    President Madagascar

    Problem with the end-of-the-world stuff is that even with a human guiding it, it’s bloody hard to overcome humanity. Especially when Madagascar has only one seaport (read: can only be infected by boat traffic, not sea or land traffic), and the AI is prone to Shut. Down. Everything. at the first sign of trouble.

    Pandemic 2, one of those quickie flash games. The game came out around the time of the H5N1 panic, but it’s still the most fun you’ll have learning about epidemiology this afternoon.

    On to the opening bell…

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  26. Warren Buffoon
    Warren Buffoon

    Kash is Cing –

    Hey asshole – yea you, Thank you for being our customer, having perfect credit and paying your bills ontime. As a reward, we are cutting your credit limit from $25,000 to $7,500 and we are raising your interest rate from 11.9% to 27.9%. If you call to complain, your rate will be raised to 37.5%. (They allow that shit in North Dakoto – why do you think we have our headquarters (ha, ha) there.) And btw,jerkoff, since your credit limit has been cut, your FUCO score just took a hit. And finally, re: the TARP money we took from you, Uncle Sam will need to raise your taxes to pay for it. Be thankful we have not closed your account and shortly thereafter close our bulletproof doors forever – well we still may do that. Thanks again. We hope to continue screwing you over in the near future.

    Unsincerely,
    Warren Buffon, Chitti Bank

    PS Thanks for egregious bonus you paid me these last few years – you’ll never see any of it back.

    ——————————————-

    Credit card cos are going to restrict credit even more with the new law. The banks had all the laws in their favor for years, now the pendulum will swing to the other extreme. They brought it upon themselves & squandered their profits.

    US does have some small innovative car makers: http://www.teslamotors.com/

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  27. gappingandyapping
    gappingandyapping

    Artist use izone, it works all the time versus the main td site.

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  28. TraderCaddy

    Not on Ameritrade.
    I was with Brown & Co. for about ten years when they were taken over by E*Trade several years ago.
    I heard some of the stories about them but I like E*Trades platform (Pro), executions, and they kept their fee structure for us Brown people which is substantially under their quoted rates plus I get rebates each month.
    The platform has never gone down and I now get free tax software via Gaineskeeper.
    Thought about IBKR (Interactive Brokers) but they have had connection problems from what I hear.

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  29. howie2092

    My TD-Ameritrade StrategyDesk is down. iZone is down too.

    I just got approved for an account at IB and plan to move my cash there, rather quickly.

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  30. Generational BOTTOM Picker
    Generational BOTTOM Picker

    Warren Buffoon Says:

    Kash is Cing –

    Hey asshole – yea you, Thank you for being our customer, having perfect credit and paying your bills ontime. As a reward, we are cutting your credit limit from $25,000 to $7,500 and we are raising your interest rate from 11.9% to 27.9%. If you call to complain, your rate will be raised to 37.5%. (They allow that shit in North Dakoto – why do you think we have our headquarters (ha, ha) there.)
    ***************************************
    Why would anybody with a brain ever pay even ONE CENT of interest on a credit card?

    And what the fuck do YOU care what the interest rate or credit limit is? If you can’t afford something, DON’T BUY IT.

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  31. the prof

    my 8k of amzn is finally moving into the money avg. 79.78…

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  32. Warren Buffoon
    Warren Buffoon

    Gbottom,

    Personally, I don’t care. Just telling you what’s going on. The tide is going out, lowering all (most) boats.
    Ignore it if you like.

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  33. TheArtist

    someone give me a platform that has not had constant problems.
    I swear, TD Ameritrade used to be good when it was Datek, then Ameritrade, but now, They have had so many problems with servers going down right in pre hours as it is right now, and during the middle of the trading day I just fired off a pissed off letter to their sorry asses that they need to get their shit together and spend some fucking money and get some new equipment and hire some kids to keep it up…..this is bullshit.

    I’ve been on E-Trade as well and don’t like it either.

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  34. the prof

    for my money, best out there, hands down is IB. Charts suck, though, and you’ve got to get used to it. It is not user friendly. But if you’re trading big lots, looking to borrow, I can’t think of a better outfit.

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  35. jingle

    bought GMO (General Moly) at 1.54. Starter position. Moly prices have started to rise and I think this could tag along TC. Been in TC for awhile. It been good to me.

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  36. gappingandyapping
    gappingandyapping

    “The 45-minute tape shows a man that the Government of Abu Dhabi has acknowledged is Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan — one of 22 royal brothers of the UAE President and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince — mercilessly and repeatedly beating a man with a cattle prod and a nailed board, burning his genitals and driving his Mercedes over him several times. He is assisted by a uniformed policeman.”

    And you are worried about water boarding, fucking pussies.

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  37. Plasmahidef

    @ Artist – I use both Fidelity Active Trader Pro (over couple of years) and IB (for past 3 months) and have had no problems with either one of them. I’m no day trader, but have them on during most of the trading hours. Fidelity has better chart software than IB, but its almost impossible to short sell double and 3X ETFs with them. Depending on the share lots you trade, their commission may be higher than IB.

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  38. TheArtist

    what course did Donald “duck” Trump just buy?

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  39. gappingandyapping
    gappingandyapping

    UNG anyone?

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  40. Big Mike

    I take it you dont have a FERRARI?

    Piker!

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  41. jingle

    Big Mike was right… ESLR missed earnings last night. I added after the bell at 2.05 and again this morning at 2.10 and 2.11.
    long term acct.

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  42. GA

    look at the volume on FAZ

    i don’t know why the bulls think they’re going to break through this resistance on the first try

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  43. Jim

    Gap:

    Good call on UNG. How did you spot it, if I may be so bold to ask?

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  44. Jim

    And gap:

    What is your target for UNG?

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  45. Taco

    Check yourselves… the fact that you are even considering Swine Flu to be a real issue worth worrying about is strong evidence of your unconscious reliance on politically manipulated, corporate-owned, elite-controlled mass media that even goes so far as to intentionally use NLP on a regular basis, to induce your trust.

    The next question then is: why fabricate an epidemic?

    Fear mongering gave us the Constitution-eating Patriot Act, as well as trillion-dollar taxpayer-paid bailouts handed to already-filthy-rich Wall Street elites. Where there’s easy manipulation, there’s power to be consolidated. Power equals money.

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  46. TheArtist

    wow, both FAS and FAZ were green (+) at the same time just a second ago?
    weird…..

    did any one else see that?

    and they crossed paths a few weeks ago at the 9.50ish area, now they cross again at the 8.20ish area?

    weird shit man.

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  47. jingle

    CLNE ripping higher with UNG

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  48. Joe Biden

    Don’t go to Mexico. For Gods sake, stay away from mrkcbill and his incessant coughing and sneezing or wear your mask. Mr. Fly is correct as usual about those Italian cars – buy a Russian one – tough as nails or Lenny Dykstra.

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  49. TraderCaddy

    130 is quite a barrier for GS thus far.
    It looks like it will break it though and run for a few more points.
    In @ 128.68 for a daytrade.

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  50. Anyone trying to make a buck with me in TNA here? Anyone?

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  51. Hedge Fund Vulture
    Hedge Fund Vulture

    Look out Magic Negro, we are coming to get your hairy black azz….

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  52. gappingandyapping
    gappingandyapping

    Jim et all:

    I have watched the ups and downs in NG for many years now and follow “The Talk” very closely. Unknown to many of you I come from the land of Natural Gas and that is all I will say about that. But looking at the recent capitulation in the arena I picked up that volumes on the floor were at panic levels. NatGas usage had grinded to a halt as factories shut down. What puzzeled me and drew me back was with the recent recovery why had UNG not risen with the optimism that factories would come back online. This again led me to believe we were seeing a panic selling of longs that wanted to take money out of NG to get into the rally that was taking place in equities. Historically NG should not be in the 2’s for long. 3’s possibly but 2’s no way, not with production cuts. As far as the price points in UNG again just looking at capitulation and the new contracts coming online. Also this is the time that NG is usually bought for the coming cane season and summer production. Its very possible that UNG could go lower if NG dips down into the 2’s but I am prepared for it. As far as price targets I don’t have any but would pare my position if we got back to the 25 dollar range. What you have to understand is UNG has shit the fucking bed. Its down from 60+, in my opinion its at a decent risk reward on the long side. I have the same opinion of DXO. If inflation returns you could see moonshot numbers very quickly. Bottom line I want to own both here and do but don’t be shaken out as the NG pit is fucking of a maniac mind and can exhibit violent swings. I don’t think there is a leveraged play on NG but if there was I would not fucking touch it, it would make SRS and FAZ look like low beta names.

    By the way anyone notice the move in DRYS?

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  53. TraderCaddy

    This is about the 4th or 5th day in a row that the Russell (IWM) has been outperforming I believe.

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  54. j

    Trader C

    Macquarie bank is an Aussie I-bank much like an Aussie version of GS. They announced result today which were 60% down and also announced a stock offering $500 which by out standards is a decent size.

    They wouldn’t have issued unless they thought they could get the money and it looks like people will subscribe. There money going back to the banks I think.

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  55. mike

    Check out PZG, CDE (long)
    Short HOT, HOG

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  56. Michelle Cabrusa-Carerra
    Michelle Cabrusa-Carerra

    People – UNG does not equal NG – the etf is a ripoff like USO due to the roll premium/contango. If you want to buy NG, buy NG

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  57. Cash-N-Guns

    Michele Cabrera..who took the horse cock out of your mouth.?STFU beaner bitch….Where is our fearless Fly..?

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