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Title: If only this were true
Post by: twoiron on May 09, 2012, 04:02:58 PM
Facebook will end on July 15th 2012

http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/27321/facebook-will-end-on-july-15th


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: dystopia on May 09, 2012, 07:25:59 PM
lol.  I just submitted a request with my broker for some IPO shares!  :puppyeyes:


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: Jules on May 10, 2012, 12:59:35 AM
I would get withdrawal symptoms. ;D let's hope it never happens. ;D


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: twoiron on May 10, 2012, 02:41:44 PM
I would get withdrawal symptoms. ;D let's hope it never happens. ;D

Let's see what happens in a month or so....  ;)


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: gleek on May 11, 2012, 01:39:21 PM
I would get withdrawal symptoms. ;D let's hope it never happens. ;D

Withdrawalling always leaves one unsatisfied.


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: dystopia on May 18, 2012, 01:07:48 PM
lol.  I just submitted a request with my broker for some IPO shares!  :puppyeyes:

Yikes.  Didn't like how FB opened.  I dumped my shares at 39.


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: stroh on May 18, 2012, 03:57:20 PM
lol.  I just submitted a request with my broker for some IPO shares!  :puppyeyes:

Yikes.  Didn't like how FB opened.  I dumped my shares at 39.

Yeah, lackluster.


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: gleek on May 18, 2012, 07:29:27 PM
lol.  I just submitted a request with my broker for some IPO shares!  :puppyeyes:

Yikes.  Didn't like how FB opened.  I dumped my shares at 39.

Were you able to buy at 38?


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: gleek on May 18, 2012, 07:30:40 PM
Speaking of the stock market (http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/accidentally-released-and-incredibly-embarrassing-documents-show-how-goldman-et-al-engaged-in-naked-short-selling-20120515)...

The notion that it's completely rigged is confirmed.


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: gleek on May 18, 2012, 07:35:09 PM
More (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/facebook-ipo-live-updates-fb_n_1526829.html)

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The record will show that Facebook stock ended its first day of trading at $38.23, a gain of 23 cents above its IPO price. What it won't show is the unbelievable effort by its underwriters to hold the stock price above the $38 level for a huge part of the day.

What is this? "Too big to fail" all over again?


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: dystopia on May 19, 2012, 08:37:08 AM
lol.  I just submitted a request with my broker for some IPO shares!  :puppyeyes:

Yikes.  Didn't like how FB opened.  I dumped my shares at 39.

Were you able to buy at 38?

Yeah, e-trade got me 1,000 shares at 38 before it opened.  I was planning on holding for a few days, but didn't like what I saw on Friday.

It's definitely true that the underwriters were propping it up to keep from dropping under 38.  They had huge bids at 38.


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: MFAWG on May 19, 2012, 09:14:55 AM
More (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/facebook-ipo-live-updates-fb_n_1526829.html)

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The record will show that Facebook stock ended its first day of trading at $38.23, a gain of 23 cents above its IPO price. What it won't show is the unbelievable effort by its underwriters to hold the stock price above the $38 level for a huge part of the day.

What is this? "Too big to fail" all over again?

Just private money involved here, so no.


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: twoiron on May 20, 2012, 03:13:02 PM
What was Billy Ray Valentine's call?


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: dystopia on May 21, 2012, 10:08:22 AM
Glad I got out.  ;D


Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: dystopia on May 21, 2012, 10:25:13 AM
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Title: Re: If only this were true
Post by: twoiron on May 21, 2012, 03:20:49 PM
And you all thought Facebook wasn't going to end on July 15th 2012. Ha Haa!