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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...which can mean anything from spamming to being abusive to going "off topic" on message boards). The last time he posted a message to the site was July 17, 1999. He then apparently gave up and moved to the less regulated environment of Yahoo. What may have helped the SEC is that Silicon Investor has archived all 15 million of the messages placed on its 20,000 message boards since inception. A trail was easy to generate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crimes And Misdeminors | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

...great evidence, and it's easy to find people," says the SEC's Stark. "Internet con artists may try to hide behind multiple screen aliases, but most computers leave their own electronic footprints that are relatively easy for experts to track...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crimes And Misdeminors | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

...rogue trader like Leeson. Your best protection against a rogue Internet hypster is just not to listen. Most pump-and-dump schemes involve micro-cap stocks. That's your first tip-off. Often they hype them as likely to double or better in weeks. If you have questions, the SEC has a brochure, "Pump&Dump.con," with tips for avoiding scams. It's available at www.sec.gov...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crimes And Misdeminors | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

...track meet, Jones and Greene cruised through their heats, not noticeably breaking a sweat. Jones ran 10.83 sec. on a cool Friday evening, thrilling 110,000 fans. "I decided to put one out there tonight," she said afterward. Sending a message? "Ohhh, I don't know." In Saturday's semifinals, two more warning shots: Jones and Greene each qualified fastest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High Flyers | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

KILLING RISK Bucking an 18-year ban on trading stock futures, the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have agreed to allow such trading--pending congressional approval. Futures allow stock traders to purchase the option of buying or selling a stock at a specific price on a future date, regardless of market price. The allure of these options is that they help neutralize the risk of trading. Given the markets' gyrations lately, any hedge against the unexpected is probably worth looking into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Oct. 2, 2000 | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

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