iBankCoin
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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Proper Etiquette is Expected

One of the downsides to blogging on the internets is the constant flow of new people eyeballing my site. These people come here, with a typical American give me attitude, always wanting—in need of assistance. They ask me all sorts of fucked up questions, ranging from the size of my book of business to the methodology behind picking stocks. Well, every so often, a certain post is required, by my person (with my own hand), to set the proletariat straight. I will have you know, you are reading such a post right now.

To put it plainly, I will offer you several analogies, in order to make pictures inside your small brains so that you can understand me better.

If you were fortunate enough to meet with Ty Cobb or Babe Ruth, or any of the great baseball players, being an aspiring ball player yourself, what type of questions would you ask him? Would you ask the Babe: “how do you swing a bat?” Or would you ask Mr. Cobb, “if a pitcher tells you to fuck a fire hydrant, then hits you in the helmet with a fastball, what should you do?”

Of course not.

Asking great men elementary questions is a grave insult, punishable by death in select countries around the world. Do not ask Einstein “how do you use arrays when multiplying numbers?”

I spit on your face. I stomp on your nose.

Quit asking me questions, for I am not obligated, nor inclined to help you. The popularity of my blog is NOT by design, but by the will of space and time and all celestial beings. I never asked to be a Space Alien Magician, able to bank coin in Nagasaki, circa 1945; I just do it. It is my burden; it is my crucible. It’s as natural to me as metal attracting to magnets or ridiculous losses plaguing the NY sports scene. What you witness here, day in and day out, is nothing short of greatness, on the level of Ty Cobb or Babe Ruth, only in money management realm—my domain. If I was on the teevee, managing a gagillion dollars for misfits in bow ties, you’d revere my writings as if they were gospel. Instead, because of the venue, many of you simply chalk the science conducted here on iBC as mere “child play,” not so much different than the low-end pyramids at Giza.

Watch it happen, over and over again and ask yourself: is he lucky?

At this stage, I don’t even need to research stocks. I can simply look at a ticker for 10 minutes, watch it trade, and tell you the direction with “magic ball” accuracy. If you want a leg up in this business, put in the fucking work and invest in your trade. My greatest investment, life to date, was creating The PPT. More recently, launching the trading group 12631 (accessible to PPT subs only) is shaping up to be my second best venture on iBC to date, thanks to the prescient help of my partners: Chess and RC.

So, in summary, if you want advice, go fuck a dog and kick an old man down a sewer drain. That will make you feel a lot better about yourself. But, if you want to learn, invest in yourself and quit being a leech.

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28 comments

  1. Woodshedder

    FIG
    I’m wearing proper attire, as well. I noticed you didn’t cover that aspect of etiquette in regards to visiting iBC.

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  2. Septic Tanker

    Most certainly, cheers to that.

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  3. omen

    first?

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  4. omen

    Nope, not even close, haha.. Ohh, well 🙂

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  5. Gtotoy

    Baa!

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  6. punyandy

    punyandy got a shoutout from beaker, too, for rubbing in the whole “dennis kneale fondles cats” excitement. another great year for IBC. cheers to all.

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  7. doughstream

    Fly, you are indeud good. It takes me 10 minutes and 2 seconds.

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  8. Jg

    amen.

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  9. Brad

    Where was Le Fly educated?

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  10. Fly

    Admin

    Kurtz is banned

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  11. Bubbles

    I have a top hat placed firmly on my head while reading this and looking at some home builders.

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  12. Colonel von Ryan

    Mr. Cobb would answer “what the fuck is a helmet?”

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  13. RaginCajun

    Love seeing the CNBC video, brings me back. Good times.

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  14. theedge111

    The retarded “retail” investors are now buying stocks which means the end of this rally is near.

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  15. Dubz

    How appropriate, I am actually wearing a top hat as I read this.

    Tips hat,

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  16. wabisabi

    the god damned moon is red shitbag.

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  17. NeedAMillion

    All Hail The FLY

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  18. mrkcbill

    HELLO I’M GREG SOLOMON
    Comport yourself in your victory …graciously and with a sense of humility.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj9_I2Yr3L8

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    • drummerboy

      did you post this so we can read the second comment under that vid, cause thats some strong shit man.

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      • mrkcbill

        I’ve never read a comment on YouTube ever….dammn you made me break my streak

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  19. AlphaBetaBanjo

    Sir…You have ten minute magic ball charts on this site? How do you use them?

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  20. Quint

    Fly, Gov.Christie commutes the gun sentence of that guy in Jersey you blogged about a month ago.

    http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/12/gov_chris_christie_commutes_se.html

    Proper Etiquette breaking out everywhere.

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  21. Prospectus

    Wielding semi-colons like a boss.

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  22. Alvari40

    Basic question – Does 12631 require an additional fee in addition to PPT?

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    • Alvari40

      My apologies for the inquiry – I was able to mobilize the cells and figure it out.

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  23. ajb_2010

    hahahahahahahhahahahah!! what a GREAT laugh hahahahahahahaha. See, what i love about this site is two things. 1) the brashness of Mr Fly, and while at first i was wondering who the hell he was railing on ,, NOW after these posts, i finally get it. But I have never had a beef with his brashness and putting down of everyone, it is clear he has a major dislike for morons. So cheers to Mr Fly for being mean, cutting and stomping on everyone, love that about the guy,, and again, thanks for letting us know who these people are, for the longest time i didnt know who or what he was talking about but this is like the missing puzzle.

    2) ibank is great! Why? So you have a beef wtih Mr Fly, cant handle the heat? Well, Mr Fly has some great guys here, like Chess as an example. So ibank has a very nice wide selection of individuals that balance out this site.

    wishing all u guys more success and more meaness from The Fly lol!!

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  24. Dinosaur Trader

    I’d like a post detailing your weaknesses. Also, what kind of hobbies do you engage in when you’re not winning?

    Merry Christmas.

    -DT

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