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A better understanding of how the stock market works
Mr Green
#1 Posted : Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:25:00 PM
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'Once upon a time,in a village,a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each.

The villagers,seeing that there were many monkeys around,went out to the forest and started catching them.

The man bought thousands at $10 and,as supply started to diminish,the villagers stopped their effort. He further announced that he would now buy at $20 for a monkey. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again.

Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer increased to $25 each,and the supply of monkeys became so small that it was an effort to even find a monkey,let alone catch it!

The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at $50! However,since he had to go to the city on some business,his assistant would now buy on behalf of him.

In the absence of the man,the assistant told the villagers. 'Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at $35,and when the man returns from the city,you can sell them to him for $50 each.'

The villagers rounded up all their savings and bought all the monkeys.

They never saw the man nor his assistant again,only monkeys everywhere!
Now you have a better understanding of how the stock market works.'

When written in Chinese,the word crisis is composed of two
characters. One represents danger and the other represents
opportunity.
In every game and con there is always a victim and there is always an opponent. It’s good to know when you are the former so you can become the latter.
underweight
#2 Posted : Friday, May 22, 2009 4:37:00 AM
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Thanks brother for saving my words. Now I can comfortably explain to my little boy who keeps on asking me that question. What about global financial crisis? Pls simplify it for us! You made my morning!

A fool and his money are soon a big party
"A bad decision made now is beta that a good one made later!!"
underweight
#3 Posted : Friday, May 22, 2009 4:37:00 AM
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Thanks brother for saving my words. Now I can comfortably explain to my little boy who keeps on asking me that question. What about global financial crisis? Pls simplify it for us! You made my morning!

A fool and his money are soon a big party
"A bad decision made now is beta that a good one made later!!"
underweight
#4 Posted : Friday, May 22, 2009 4:38:00 AM
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Thanks brother for saving my words. Now I can comfortably explain to my little boy who keeps on asking me that question. What about global financial crisis? Pls simplify it for us! You made my morning!

A fool and his money are soon a big party
"A bad decision made now is beta that a good one made later!!"
hello
#5 Posted : Friday, May 29, 2009 4:53:00 PM
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Mr. Green very good example

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mwanafunzi
#6 Posted : Saturday, May 30, 2009 12:47:00 PM
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He.. he.. thats a good one keep it up.

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Ruchwarsteve
#7 Posted : Sunday, May 31, 2009 1:38:00 PM
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Mr. Green,Is not that rather allegorical? Point taken. Thank you.

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Gordon Gekko
#8 Posted : Monday, June 01, 2009 6:40:00 AM
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Wow,so the stock market is actually a science! I've always tossed a coin to pick stock,must now review the strategy ....
stonemimi
#9 Posted : Monday, June 01, 2009 7:37:00 AM
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@Green: Assume the man had bought 1000 monkies by the time he went to the city.

500 @ 10 ($5000); 300 @ 20 ($6000),and 200 @ 25 ($5000). By the time he migrated to city,he had spent $16000). His agent sold the whole stock @35 making $35000,hence making a margin of $19000. the vilagers anticipated to sell @50 and make a margin of $15000,but the man never came back. Are you saying,the stcck market is pure con-game?


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#10 Posted : Tuesday, June 02, 2009 8:06:00 AM
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Didn't realise there were so many new people in here!!!

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