tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195946982011-04-21T17:10:09.159-07:00crapisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19594698.post-1133793860890330192005-12-05T06:40:00.000-08:002005-12-05T06:45:07.690-08:00Stock Market never gives rise to rational and idealistic discussions but it always favors who makes rational and realistic decisions. I have been involved in the market for 3 years and i never went short on any stock. When you go long on a stock and make money everybody gains but when you bet against a stock and make money there is someone on the wrong side of the trade. I have always played the long game and managed to stay green. But today for the first time i went short on a company stock called RedHat Linux (RHAT)which sells services around the open source Linux OS. I have been a strong proponent of open source particularly linux for the past three years. In my blog i cheer lead for open source and linux systems. But today i was cheer leading against a company which makes opensource systems run smoother all thru the corporate world and in the bargain i made 600 bucks. I couldn't resist shorting the stock of the company i admire most, when i saw it went up 35% without any strong supporting fundamentals.<br /><br />I love open source companies but i still rooted against one of them to make some money . As i ask myself these questions<br /><br />Is this similar to people who work and invest in tobacco companies but in their personal life are anti-smoking?<br /><br />Is greed just consumed what i stood for ?<br /><br />I am not sure there is a right answer to all these inner questions. But life unlike stock market gives rise to rational and idealistic discussions and presents a interesting conundrum<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19594698-113379386089033019?l=anniesrambles.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>crapisnoreply@blogger.com