Originally Posted by
Joshuatree
Conflicts of interest happen between short term traders and longer term Investors; different agendas time frames values etc; one pays tax the other doesn't or way less. its a disconnect like two different discussions going on at once with different endgames. With short term trading comes a lot more spin/ spruiking/ salesmanship etc; its the nature of their game and its to benefit them only..Spruiking and then selling while others are encouraged to buy (and vice versa)is normal practice and benefits the short term spruikers only.Newbies/naivebies can get sucked in.
Investors however tend to all benefit from the longer term sharing of analysis, T/A,knowledge and less agenda pressure(buy when I'm selling).This is the share trader community I'm here to participate, enjoy and value the most. Traders and investors are both a part of the Stock Exchange ops. A trading thread can specialise in in short term trading strategies or even day trading (more on the ASX) and spruik, up ramp, down ramp, spin their hearts out as its accepted practice. I note two trading threads on another site. A great outlet and far less conflict; but maybe I've got my idealist hat on and that the smell of money can overpower ethics and morals which may be one of the reasons a few folks on the AIR thread have been binned over and over? IF a trading thread caused less conflict and friction , less bans,I'm all for it. Just putting the idea out there.