I confess, I’m excited about this IPO, since the Knight family has meaningful participation, but I also think it’s going to be a high-water mark for equity markets after it’s through.

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I confess, I’m excited about this IPO, since the Knight family has meaningful participation, but I also think it’s going to be a high-water mark for equity markets after it’s through.


As a person who has nothing but short positions right now, allow me to start with my list of “Hey, it could be a LOT worse” bullet points by reviewing the five personal portfolios I manage:
Make no mistake, tomorrow morning is going to suck for me, but the level of suckitude – – especially considering I got out of my SQQQ long (at a profit!!) and Bitcoin shorts – – is a FRACTION of what might have been. Let’s just say, I’ve survived far worse!!
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