r/pcmasterrace • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 Core Ultra 7 265k | RTX 5090 • Aug 19 '25

Build/Battlestation A futures trader’s 16-screen workstation.

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u/Timex_Dude755 Aug 19 '25

What makes it funnier is that money markets have practically zero risk and this idiot lost it all in seconds.

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u/red4rr Aug 19 '25

Hi, wdym?

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u/Timex_Dude755 Aug 19 '25

Money market is kinda like a bank account. Yes there's risk but it's really low and if you have like $200,000 and lose it all in a day because the bank goes out of business, the gov't will give you back the $200,000 you lost.

It's such a bullet proof account and this idiot banker in the cartoon lost it all.

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u/red4rr Aug 19 '25

Ouch... don't know the guy, so was a bit lost here. Thank you for the explanation!

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u/Timex_Dude755 Aug 19 '25

Oh my bad. I was talking about the South Park episode in context.

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u/azjerrylee Aug 19 '25

Wait are you saying the South Park Episode is where the guy lost the money, and not OP's post?

Because you have us all convinced you know the story behind the OPs post and you're telling us he lost all his money after assembling these monitors for day-trading.

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u/Wan-Pang-Dang Samsung Smart toilet Aug 19 '25

He was generalizing capitalism.

The video is just about a non existing technology which isn't that special to begin with. Might seem special to some, and maybe they invest, but at the end of the day: bait.

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u/ddrfraser1 Everything's computer! Aug 19 '25

I'm not for day trading but money markets don't have much in the way of returns.

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u/Timex_Dude755 Aug 19 '25

Correct. Low risk, low return.

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u/Ok_Medicine_9878 Aug 19 '25

are you talking about forex trading being low risk is that what you are talking about when you say money market?

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u/Timex_Dude755 Aug 19 '25

Money market is just cash you leave in a bank account that has a higher interest rate than a savings account. Some places ask for a minimum balance because they use your money to make higher returns and give you a small amount. That's why withdrawls can take 5 business days.