"Wall Street can be an ugly place
Yes, sometimes the markets do seem rigged. We see the powerful entities at the top of the food chain, equipped with piles of cash, hundreds of analysts, and sometimes even inside information.
They trade from dark pools, using powerful computers and artificially intelligent algorithms to beat you to the best prices. They self-deal -- sell a deal to one client while betting against it with their own money. It's shady at best, it's unethical to be sure, and sometimes it's downright illegal.
We sit at our computers at home, armed only with a spreadsheet and a pile of corporate SEC filings.
They have armored tanks. We have a bow and arrows. How can we realistically compete?
You just have to stop playing their game. "
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