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Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: rise_against on June 08, 2012, 09:35 am

Title: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: rise_against on June 08, 2012, 09:35 am
is there any way to purchase stocks or be a shareholder to SR?   i have faith that DPR won't run off my BTC.
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: Knomo on June 08, 2012, 10:06 am
Although I like the idea I don't really think this is possible :P
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: banjo77 on June 09, 2012, 02:47 pm
best thing to do at the moment buy btc, prices on the rise having read lots of analysts reports, and sit on them, higher btc cheaper drugs......  ;D win win ! banjo.
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: helll on June 09, 2012, 08:38 pm
Although I like the idea I don't really think this is possible :P

You could associate each share with a public key, and then obviously verify who the owner of the stock is with the private key.  Or associate the shares with a bitcoin address, either way.

It's a cool idea, but the return on investment would need to be huge to justify the risk.  I doubt the feds will honor your investment if this place ever gets fucked.

DPR could sell shares right off the site, that is if he even needs the money.
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: killerbunnies on June 09, 2012, 08:42 pm
I doubt DPR needs any money to expand this service. The website already makes more than enough to sustain operations so there is no need for investors.
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: Banjo on June 11, 2012, 07:20 pm
best thing to do at the moment buy btc, prices on the rise having read lots of analysts reports, and sit on them, higher btc cheaper drugs......  ;D win win ! banjo.

Have I made it into the big leagues if people are copying my username? Welcome, new Banjo
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: Limetless on June 11, 2012, 07:36 pm
is there any way to purchase stocks or be a shareholder to SR?   i have faith that DPR won't run off my BTC.

Mate...since when did SR get floated on the LSE or NYSE? Did I just miss a beat?
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: workforit69 on June 11, 2012, 10:40 pm
best thing to do at the moment buy btc, prices on the rise having read lots of analysts reports, and sit on them, higher btc cheaper drugs......  ;D win win ! banjo.

let me save you a lot of time and hassle right now by telling you that the chances of you beating the market are very slim. tons of other people with more money have better inside info than you'll ever be able to get your hands on and the research reports that you covet have a bad track record on market predictions overall and at their worst are propaganda to get you on the wrong side of the trade with the people that issued it so they have someone to sell/buy to/from.

Sorry you had  to hear it like that but hopefully it will keep you and your money together a bit longer.

Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: MojoMan on June 12, 2012, 12:42 am
tons of other people with more money have better inside info than you'll ever be able to get your hands on and the research reports that you covet have a bad track record on market predictions overall and at their worst are propaganda to get you on the wrong side of the trade with the people that issued it so they have someone to sell/buy to/from.

That's why most privately run stock investment funds perform WORSE than the average of the top 100 listed companies.  ::) It's been like this for decades now, I don't understand why people aren't catching on.
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: rise_against on June 12, 2012, 09:35 am
is there any way to purchase stocks or be a shareholder to SR?   i have faith that DPR won't run off my BTC.

Mate...since when did SR get floated on the LSE or NYSE? Did I just miss a beat?

every corporation has its shareholders. who do you have more faith in? wall street or silk street?
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: MojoMan on June 12, 2012, 12:20 pm
Stocks would mean sharing the profit. The site owners don't want to do that.
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: killerbunnies on June 14, 2012, 12:34 am
tons of other people with more money have better inside info than you'll ever be able to get your hands on and the research reports that you covet have a bad track record on market predictions overall and at their worst are propaganda to get you on the wrong side of the trade with the people that issued it so they have someone to sell/buy to/from.

That's why most privately run stock investment funds perform WORSE than the average of the top 100 listed companies.  ::) It's been like this for decades now, I don't understand why people aren't catching on.

Im sure that buy "privately owned investment funds" you mean mutual funds, because hedge funds are doing just fine. With their experienced day traders, ability to short sell, and Black boxes programmed to flash trade for them within milliseconds they make much more money than anyone investing in any single one of the top S&P 500 companies.
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: cannaman on June 14, 2012, 01:54 am
GLBSE?
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: workforit69 on June 17, 2012, 03:57 pm
tons of other people with more money have better inside info than you'll ever be able to get your hands on and the research reports that you covet have a bad track record on market predictions overall and at their worst are propaganda to get you on the wrong side of the trade with the people that issued it so they have someone to sell/buy to/from.

That's why most privately run stock investment funds perform WORSE than the average of the top 100 listed companies.  ::) It's been like this for decades now, I don't understand why people aren't catching on.

Im sure that buy "privately owned investment funds" you mean mutual funds, because hedge funds are doing just fine. With their experienced day traders, ability to short sell, and Black boxes programmed to flash trade for them within milliseconds they make much more money than anyone investing in any single one of the top S&P 500 companies.

Not all hedge funds are created equally and tons of them go belly up every year depending on their strategy. There are only a few that use flash trading and black boxes to make money but the majority of the others have a longer time horizon, somewhere between 3-12months. Some hedge funds have been in the spotlight the last few years over their use of "expert networks" - basically they were paying insiders at companies  to 'consult' them about their companies... yeah, basically insider trading and another reason you'll lose in the market.

You are incorrect about short selling - anyone can do that with any online brokerage. The majority of my trades are on the short side but i highly recommend that you don't try it because unlike on the buy side where you can only lose your original investment, on the sell side you can lose an infinite amount of money.

Basically if you are an individual investor your best best is to average into some index funds and keep them tucked away. Timing the market is very difficult but it's best to buy when others are fearful and sell when others are greedy.
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: puffmasterj on June 17, 2012, 10:08 pm
good idea :)
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: drevious on June 17, 2012, 11:10 pm
how the fuck would this even be possible and why would you want it to be so? ridiculous.
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: shoehorn on June 17, 2012, 11:11 pm
Well I'm going to short BMR!
Title: Re: Stocks / Invest SR??
Post by: lancir on June 18, 2012, 03:48 am
i dont think you can but invest in bitcoins!!!! there is big money there!