Slope of Hope Blog Posts

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Karen Analysis (Part 1)

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Note from Tim. The following is kindly contributed by Buccaneer. I am not sure what preamble is required with respect to what I assume is an ongoing legal case, except to say that the words below are obviously a matter of opinion and none of these are offered as fact or conclusive findings: On Karen Bruton the Supertrader (KST) topic here’s my analysis about her case. (Links to SEC PDFs are here and here).

According to the SEC’s complaint filed in federal court in Atlanta:
The two private hedge funds managed by Hope Advisers and Bruton – named Hope Investments LLC and HDB Investments LLC – have more than $175 million in net asset value.

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Reckless Profits

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I’ve been mentioning lately how Slope’s Virtual Trading Platform (a premium member benefit!) is fantastic for one’s psyche, in my opinion, since it lets you trade with your raw “id“, so to speak, without fear of actual loss. My penchant for puts lately has served me well, and I’m glad to say it’s landed me on top of the heap! Of course, now it would feel nicer if those bucks were actually authentic. We’re going to make a good-looking leaderboard soon, but for now………….click the image:

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