An endangered speciesThe retail investor of the past is all but gone. The age of the bucket shops that people watched the tape and bid on stocks is gone. These days unless you give your money to the funds to invest, you have not gotten a chance. On the other hand computers have taken over the market and have rendered the traditional trader obsolete. The algos decide these days when to sell what to sell and so forth. So retail folks swim in this mud lake at your own risk. GL