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		phendrenad2 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jane Street barred from Indian markets as regulato... This seems like a play on "The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads. That sucks." - Jeff Hammerbacher But is it really? Is buying a lot of stock and selling it later really something that takes a genius?

yifanl 6 months ago | [–]

Doing so in a manner that generates a sufficient amount of profit really does.

And doing so without being caught for market manipulation might require genius that surpasses the human limit.

freejazz 6 months ago | [–]

Ask Jane Street, not the poster.

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