Month: September 2019
7 posts
Come See the Sausage Being Made
The Washington Post has published an online piece by Abha Bhattarai, who tells me that it (or, I…
The Big O: A Closing Word
Nothing is more tacky than an ex-CEO hanging around his former firm and kibitzing what they are doing.…
A Message to My Former Colleagues at Overstock
Dear Erstwhile Teammates, As you will learn from an SEC filing today, over this past week all…
The SEC Cries “Bazoomba!”
A man moves to a new town and is invited to a locals’ poker game hosted by that…
On Any Other Day That Might Seem Strange
Yesterday the shares on loan in OSTK actually increased by 170,000. Given that OSTK is indeed on the…
What’s Crazier: The SEC or the Truth About James Foley’s Death?
News from the grassroots of Wall Street has been reaching me. An old friend from Staten Island, who…
Philosophy, Poker, & Pigeons
“If you ever sit down at a poker table and in 15 minutes you haven’t figured out who…