MetaFilter posts tagged with futures

What part of ‘execute my f*ing trade’ don’t you understand!?

empath — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:07:41 -0800

“Uhh,” he stuttered, “wait. Are you delivering… coal? To… uhh, us?” “Well, yeah! Twenty-eight thousand tons of the good ol’ black gold!” The workman sarcastically furrowed his brow adding, “I mean, we did get the right address, har har. This is Æxecor? And this is Pier 53? And you are Brad, the fella who ordered it, right?” It was that moment that Brad’s palm almost immediately made contact with his forehead. He realized that something must have really gone awry: instead of virtually trading 28,000 tons of coal, Brad had somehow ended up with 28,000 tons of real coal.

Buy Platinum (if you can afford $1800 per ounce)

JD Rucker — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:58:14 -0800

Jewelers, engine parts manufacturers, and most of all, investors are watching as platinum hits an all time high, topping $1800 per ounce. An electic supply crisis in South Africa is to blame/thank for this unprecedented rise as mines are facing limits to the amount of electricity they can use. A mining analyst said it could eventually top $2000/oz.

Real-Money Pope Pools

pruner — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 23:21:04 -0800

PopaPOOLooza – a capitalistic approach to Popapalooza (discussed here).

bkdelong — Tue, 31 Oct 2000 08:06:14 -0800

California shuts down Nader-Gore vote trading site. This is absolutely ridiculous. "William Wood, chief counsel for the office of the secretary of state, said yesterday morning that trading for anything valuable is illegal. "