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copumpkin: I conveniently own a slice of MPOE!
copumpkin: you can tell yourself that to make yourself feel better about not having any real arguments
copumpkin: have you heard of daily settlement?
copumpkin: you can still approach me and say "hey copumpkin, can I borrow some coins?"
copumpkin: I HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR WHY, SO THAT IS THE EXPLANATION
copumpkin: there's still large risk for the lender
copumpkin: tiberiusiv: and how do you propose that happen, as I asked before?
copumpkin: lending rates historically have been way higher in bitcoin
copumpkin: tiberiusiv: where did you learn about this stuff, out of curiosity?
copumpkin: in other news, if you borrow all the money in the world, things might go strangely
copumpkin: tiberiusiv: that's an argument against any interest rate you pick
copumpkin: tiberiusiv: how do you expect to short then, when risk for the lender is so high? should lending not exist at all?
copumpkin: MJR_III: it takes a speculum, right?
copumpkin: this is an awesome conversation to watch
copumpkin: omg stocks are deflationary right now
copumpkin: tiberiusiv: it's not currently deflationary
copumpkin: it's not like shares that are much harder to borrow
copumpkin: you short by finding someone to lend you coins
copumpkin: it's just that it isn't very prevalent
copumpkin: and it's not as if it's "disabled"
copumpkin: just learn to accept the unconditional screwage
copumpkin: but when you do, you also get screwed
copumpkin: when you don't short it is when you get screwed
copumpkin: I buy futures on forward contracts
copumpkin: cause it's amazing how different those are
copumpkin: smickles: \o/ the treasury stock method for calculating diluted EPS when you have warrants and/or employee stock options
copumpkin: it seems like they'd typically be given fixed contract rates
copumpkin: smickles: how common is it to give hired LLCs bonuses and stuff like that?
copumpkin: smickles: yeah, or hire someone else to do that for me :P
copumpkin: smickles: interesting. I'll look into it, but it might complicate compliance issues and things like that
copumpkin: smickles: but dividend rates are going up anyway, right?
copumpkin: smickles: I'm not sure I can pull that off, but it'd be amusing if I could
copumpkin: well, I'm "between jobs" right now
copumpkin: smickles: cool, seems like a good reason :)
copumpkin: smickles: what made you decide you wanted to go into accounting?
copumpkin: I didn't spend much money on that :P
copumpkin: unfortunately, sending a bunch of money overseas to my parents will probably get me on a TSA watchlist for "funding terror" or something like that
copumpkin: oh, I'd count it as being due but not getting collected
copumpkin: wait, why would counting additional income from non-existent interest be beneficial?