A "Buy" On A Wire Soul searching by Goldman's Bonus Babies? Should a "Buy" on a wire drop a hint to the choir of machines that so few pay to see? Like a crooked umpire an Exchange is for hire but lets you peek-a-boo for a fee. They may rave; they may rant; but they've not said we can't. We're a capitalist society. With each millisecond peek our machines have time to tweak The price so we can make a little more and you a little less than you'd hoped for. You'll be played for a fool when we use that dark pool to buy stocks at a price you can't see. For the trade we can hide, that's not known far and wide, can make insider trading tax-free. Will a "Buy" on a wire at Exchanges we hire seem "good" to you, but not to an alert SEC? Bob Carlson with a nod of thanks to Leonard Cohen www.politicalboondoggles.com 8/12/09 To 'Goldman Sachs' To 'S.E.C. Starts Cracking Down' |