I wish they would bring Ronin back.....

Find a great money guy (finacial planner) PM me if interested. I lost 0% from June 08 - June 09......I can show you statement to verify. I was also up 20% thru this year until the last 2 weeks . My finacial planner only makes money if I make money, so he has a vested interest in finishing +ev year over year.

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I will give some free investment advice: stay away from anyone so short term oriented as the guy a couple posts up.

rake race definitely a go, I'll follow up on ETA today but I know they're trying to get it up ASAP.

casino bonuses will be awarded retroactively this month and on a monthly basis going forward. I'm getting an exact time frame on that now.

-Rizen

really hoping to hear a story of one of you running crazy good while clearing the bonus

Hallelujah. Please keep updating on this. Thanks for your help.

Yeah the same reason we had stock market leaks is the same reason barely anyone would be qualified to pick a financial manager/advisor. Basically past results are no real indicator of future results in the majority of cases.

I have worked for a short term day trading firm, read just about everything I can on the markets, and have come to conclusion that unless you have as much money as W Buffett and can buy entire companies the market is seriusly rigged against the typical investor. Who do you think GS makes all its money to take over the country with from?

The market is not a free money machine. Recent returns in the US (over the last 100 years) have been fueled by extraordinarily favorable events and trends and are NOT historically normal or sustainable in the actual long term.

Kagame, your post is inaccurate and your conclusion is silly. No, its not rigged. You just weren't very good at it most likely and were doing fun day trading stuff all over apparently. You really seem to have some kind of tunnel-vision and maybe a bit paranoid ideas at times. $14k is held up therefore merge must be out to get you. couldn't beat the markets even though you tried really hard therefore it is unbeatable.

You may be correct that trying to beat it daytrading isn't going to work. But that doesn't mean the market is unbeatable. That's just an odd thing to say.

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The stock market is either rigged or operates under perfect information (all prices are accurate at all times). These are the only two theories that meet with reality. You have no proof its not rigged, and I have seen market manipulation happening in real time.

I am not saying noone can beat the market. I am saying essentially noone who picks a financial advisor has any of the necessary skill to do so successfully.

I also made alot of money in the market at various times. Check out SNDA and FMCN. All it takes is one mindless action or freakout and its all down the drain though. Welcome to life tilt.

I probably should still be day trading but the prop shop here in Austin, Kershner Trading, was basically complete ****.

How the *** are you not paranoid these days? Hows that FTP money coming?

Seriously you are a bipolar freak.

BTW I know another person with a ton of money on the site that had cashouts messed up for apparently no reason.

Kagame, lots of people who beat the markets also have financial advisors. My dad would be one such person but there are many others of course.

What is the anticipated value of these casino bonuses? Does it correlate with exactly how much you pay in rake, or is there a flat bonus for hitting black/black elite? Or do we not know any of this yet?

I believe what we can expect is a 10% RB bonus for Black, and 20% RB bonus for Black Elite. They will have play through requirements, although I don't have a number on what that will be. Hopefully we can get this confirmed and set up ASAP for you guys, it will also be retro-active so you are receiving credit for it.