A question about the stock market

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How big of a drop in the market has to occur before those greedy idiots don't clap at the closing bell?

-- Clue me in (@ .), February 24, 2000

Answers

I, for one, can't predict mob mentality. Sorry, Clue.

-- canthappen (n@ysayer.com), February 24, 2000.

Why shouldn't they clap?
They make money both directions.
All the same to them.

-- pliney the younger (pliney@puget.sound.early.spring), February 24, 2000.

If it is a really bad day, they'd clap because the trading day is finally over!

-- Mad Monk (madmonk@hawaiian.net), February 24, 2000.

Most of them probably GOT the Clap.:)

-- ClapClap (clape@de.clap), February 25, 2000.

If you were as wealthy and as well connected as they are, you would be clapping, laughing, dancing, singing, etc.

-- NoJo (RSKeiper@aol.com), February 25, 2000.


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