Is it right for the big Wall Street firms to make out like bandits when LinkedIn's price skyrocketed then tanked soon after?

Is it right for the big Wall Street firms to make out like bandits when LinkedIn's price skyrocketed then tanked soon after? by crizCraig 2 years ago on May 19, 2011

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No, those guys added no value and deserve nothing in return flag

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Yes, that's how the best economy in the world works. flag

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NO, JUST MAKE THEM FOLLOW THE US RULE OF LAW; FIRE THEM IF THEY DO NOT flag

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▲ Please Signup or Login to vote on comments 0 ▼ You must have over 100 points to down vote comments.	crizCraig 2 years ago on May 19, 2011 They should have taken a lesson from Google's book and used a dutch auction style IPO: money.cnn.com/2004/04/...hnology/googleauction/ answered: No, those guys added no value and deserve nothing in return
▲ Please Signup or Login to vote on comments 0 ▼ You must have over 100 points to down vote comments.	crizCraig 2 years ago on May 19, 2011 Related: wired.com/epicenter/2011/05/linkedin-ipo-pop/ answered: No, those guys added no value and deserve nothing in return
▲ Please Signup or Login to vote on comments -1 ▼ You must have over 100 points to down vote comments.	Paaet 2 years ago on May 19, 2011 Facebook is taking notes. answered: Yes, that's how the best economy in the world works.
▲ Please Signup or Login to vote on comments 0 ▼ You must have over 100 points to down vote comments.	crizCraig 2 years ago on May 19, 2011 From the S1 filling (sec.gov/Archives/edgar.../1271024/0001193125110...): Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated may, in its sole discretion, release all or some portion of the shares subject to lock-up agreements prior to expiration of the lock-up period. answered: No, those guys added no value and deserve nothing in return
▲ Please Signup or Login to vote on comments 0 ▼ You must have over 100 points to down vote comments.	crizCraig 2 years ago on May 19, 2011 Also, good hacker news discussion here: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2563946 answered: No, those guys added no value and deserve nothing in return
▲ Please Signup or Login to vote on comments 0 ▼ You must have over 100 points to down vote comments.	crizCraig 2 years ago on May 19, 2011 s1 filing working link: 1.usa.gov/linkedin-s1 answered: No, those guys added no value and deserve nothing in return
▲ Please Signup or Login to vote on comments 0 ▼ You must have over 100 points to down vote comments.	waynotway 1 year ago on March 4, 2012 Accidentally copied answer from other poll. However, the answer would work if replace "fire" here with PROSECUTE. (NO, JUST MAKE THEM FOLLOW THE US RULE OF LAW; PROSECUTE THEM IF THEY DO NOT.) If they are following the law, not committing securities fraud or other crimes, then the money they earn, they earned. The problem then is with the private FED Reserve and private BIS world bank to which it is attached: they are counterfeiting, which is illegal for a reason. Wall Street plays the cards it's dealt. answered: NO, JUST MAKE THEM FOLLOW THE US RULE OF LAW; FIRE THEM IF THEY DO NOT

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