Comments on: Inside Look: Ponzi Scheme http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/inside-look-ponzi-scheme/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:15:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: ronin http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/inside-look-ponzi-scheme/comment-page-1/#comment-134711 ronin Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:25:34 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13014#comment-134711 Funny, I thought the Federal Reserve was running the biggest Ponzi scheme on Earth. When is that little man behind the curtain finally going to be revealed??? Funny, I thought the Federal Reserve was running the biggest Ponzi scheme on Earth. When is that little man behind the curtain finally going to be revealed???

]]> By: Texican http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/inside-look-ponzi-scheme/comment-page-1/#comment-133775 Texican Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:07:27 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13014#comment-133775 Can somebody give me the symbol for Ponzi? Is it on the Big Board or OTC. I tried PONZ and PNZ. No luck. ;) Can somebody give me the symbol for Ponzi? Is it on the Big Board or OTC. I tried PONZ and PNZ. No luck. ;)

]]> By: John Borchers http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/inside-look-ponzi-scheme/comment-page-1/#comment-133759 John Borchers Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:20:05 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13014#comment-133759 P.S. There is already a scheme in the gov't thats a Ponzi. It's called the Fed - treasuries in printed money out. P.S. There is already a scheme in the gov’t thats a Ponzi. It’s called the Fed – treasuries in printed money out.

]]> By: john haskell http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/inside-look-ponzi-scheme/comment-page-1/#comment-133756 john haskell Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:15:37 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13014#comment-133756 I advocate SEC registration and regulation of all Ponzi schemes. Next to be regulated is a Detroit-based Ponzi which has been promising "steady and safe" 10% returns to noteholders. When I asked how they made their money they said "we pay our workers $10 an hour more than the competition and sell our products for a $3,000 discount!" I advocate SEC registration and regulation of all Ponzi schemes.

Next to be regulated is a Detroit-based Ponzi which has been promising “steady and safe” 10% returns to noteholders.

When I asked how they made their money they said “we pay our workers $10 an hour more than the competition and sell our products for a $3,000 discount!”

]]> By: John Borchers http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/inside-look-ponzi-scheme/comment-page-1/#comment-133753 John Borchers Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:01:06 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=13014#comment-133753 Cancelled my limit order and went short starting right now. IWM $55 Put Jan bought at $9.50 limit sell at $10.70 GTC. Cancelled my limit order and went short starting right now. IWM $55 Put Jan bought at $9.50 limit sell at $10.70 GTC.

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