Paul1405, "nobody took you seriously before, and nobody does now."
Luciferase. As you know how everyone thinks would it be fair to describe you as a know all. From your posts you seem to present yourself as a financial guru, but can you boil an egg?
"the "losses" by the market-bots who were fooled by the stunt are of course entirely balanced out by the "gains" made by astute dealers who seized and opportunity to make a buck." Pericles, its a terrible thing when that poor little market-bot get fooled, but I'm so pleased the astute dealers are doing well. Between the pair of them can they boil an egg?
Belly as usual "I (Belly) wait in anticipation for Paul's contribution." You got my contribution.
How about one from you on your boy Brendan O'Connor and his attack on Abbott for being a volenteer fire fighter in NSW, which is incidentally fair dinkum on Abbotts part, I for one give the Mad Monk the thumbs up for his genuine effort. Seems there are those in the Labor Party who would see peoples homes burn as long as there are no votes for the Liberals in it. What do you think of your boy O'Connor now?

I like this cartoon.

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/the-hoax-we-had-to-have-20130110-2cix8.html#ixzz2HdXEEywz

Nothing like a tickle-up for the free market.

Paul1405, glad to answer your troubling question. Rather than waste keystrokes explaining how to boil an egg, I refer you to http://www.helpwithcooking.com/egg-guide/how-to-boil-egg.html

You are so Green that you also need to be taught how to suck eggs, for which I can find no reference, but you could ask your grandmother.

Finance is obviously another of your weak areas. If you're puzzled how how someone might lose their shirt through an immoral hoax on the stockmarket, re-read the posts of others who have tried to elucidate the matter for you.

Pericles, for once I agree with you.
Here we have lawmakers applauding lawbreakers.

If might be different if you thought the law itself was wrong, but I doubt the Greens (or anyone else) will be holding street marches to decriminalise *fraud*.

>>Oh! The mass indignation, shock horror, Jonathon Moylan pulls a stunt which could have cost a few Capitalist a couple of bucks and all hell breaks loose. The reaction of the conservatives<<

Not just the tories Paul: I'll still watch the ABC and hate the Liberals but this *former* Greens voter is distinctly unimpressed with the party leadership giving the thumbs up to common criminals.

If you think that market fraud is a victimless crime - or a crime where the only victims are greedy fatcats who don't count - then I would urge you track down and read a copy of Terry Pratchett's 'Going Postal', paying close attention to the life and crimes of the protagonist.

$314,000,000 is not 'a couple of bucks': that would be $2 - a difference of some $313,999,998. I'm guessing arithmetic isn't your strong suit. Maybe some greedy fatcats did get burned - and maybe some mum & dad investor's nest egg disappeared in a puff of bullsh!t and they can look forward to trying to make ends meet on the pension.

Fraud is a crime for a reason. I hope they throw the book at the little punk.

Cheers,

Tony

I see this issue differently than some.
Most agree the bloke is an idiot.
As are the greens, for just being them selves.
And for throwing votes away by backing him.
MEDIA! jumped on his press release, it is known, ONLY ONE contacted those involved.
Was told it is untrue.
But ran the story in any case.
Who lost out?
Who knows for sure, I may have via my super fund.
Shares falling then rising say both loss and gain took place.
Did anyone.
In the media outlets, knowing it was untrue,make money out of the knowledge they printed, knowing it was untrue.