The Markit Group: A Black-Box Company that Devastated Markets
Did a little mystery company in London help hedge funds crash the markets?
Someday I may SAC up and be more explicit about the Sith Lord
Followers of the twisted tale of DeepCapture may remember that on August 12, 2005, I gave a webcast of which I will always remain proud. It was titled, "The Miscreant's Ball".
SAC Capital linked to insider trading? Who knew!
As you encounter conversations on this topic in the days to come, it is a good opportunity to point out that Deep Capture published irrefutable evidence of insider trading at short selling hedge funds SAC Capital, Kynikos Associates and Third Point Partners almost one year ago.
My Posts of Yesteryear
29 October 2006 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:32 pm Post subject: Back by popular demand – my posts of yesteryear Hi folks. Sorry for the long absence: I decided to use this board sparingly, and only when I had worthwhile announcements, rather than just writing to fill up a blog (as some do). I do have some announcements coming (as [...]
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Something Hinky This Way Comes
01 August 2006 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:03 am Post subject: Something Hinky This Way Comes Dear Esteemed Guest You may know of my battle with Wall Street. I decided to write you about it. For five years whispers of an urban myth have held that certain hedge funds use an illegal trading technique to loot the stock market. If true, [...]
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Extending Our Model To Travel
13 July 2006 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:02 pm Post subject: Extending Our Model To Travel Honored Guest, I write to bring your attention to our travel tab ( http://travel.overstock.com/?CID=90884EID=20060120THH&POS=H1 ). We have kept pretty mum about it since it launched because we wanted to get all the plumbing tightened, but it is now ready for all. You’ll find here a [...]
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My Favorite Zen Story
26 June 2006 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:34 am Post subject: My Favorite Zen Story Dear Honored Guest, In a remote village in Japan there lived a Zen master named Hakuin. He practiced the pure and simple life of a monk. One day, a beautiful, unmarried girl in the village fish market was discovered to be with child. As it was [...]
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What is Worldstock?
08 June 2006 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject: What is Worldstock? Dear Honored Guest, Worldstock is special in a way that can best be explained with a few stories. Worldstock launched in September, 2001. In Peru, we found a small co-op of artisans making leather-and-wood furniture, and asked them to make ten Ottomans [...]
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What is Overstock.com?
01 June 2006 by Patrick Byrne
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:17 am Post subject: What is Overstock? Honored Client, Hello. My name is Patrick Byrne and I work at Overstock.com. Overstock is best explained through a story. I went to high school near Washington, DC. There I had a friend named, “Charlie” (a.k.a. “Chalooka”). Whatever I or other friends were considering buying, be it [...]
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How “Take 5 With Patrick” got its name
17 May 2006 by Patrick Byrne
How should I rename my forum? Take 5 With Patrick 58% [ 24 ] Take Five With Patrick 26% [ 11 ] Take 2 With Patrick 7% [ 3 ] Take Two With Patrick 7% [ 3 ] Total Votes : 41 Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 10:45 am Post subject: Your input sought I am about to do something that should drive [...]
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