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Tim Sykes As A "Financial Cowboy"
After reading Timothy Sykes' debut book "An American Hedge Fund," YOUNG MONEY Magazine decided to make him their cover story for the November 2007 issue.
The article, Wall Street's Bad Boy reads, "Due to SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) regulations, hedge funds are often a "hush hush" topic and Sykes wants to break the silence and bring back "honesty to the stock market." With his philosophy of "freedom of finance," he hopes to create an environment conducive to free speech for hedge fund managers…….
…….Sykes said he likes to think of himself as a bit of a "financial cowboy," opening up the stock market frontier for anyone who wants to explore it. "I am an idealist…..I want to change the [negative] connotation associated with financial speculation," he said……
……….In the meantime, Sykes wants to "inspire people to follow their passions." The investor encourages young people to tap into what he calls "nontraditional talent." In fact, Sykes believes in motivating young people so much that he is the benefactor of "The Timothy Sykes Day Trading Award for the Talented," an award open to all Tulane students, faculty, and alumni."
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Re: Sykes amateurish hedge fund book:
Is it more sad or amusing when someone’s young ego spurs them to write a book when they possess neither literary skill nor talent? Sykes has commented elsewhere that his goal to become “a great teacher, not a great investor” but in this sad excuse for a tutorial he proves to be neither as his amateurish errors practically drive him from the market, credibility (what little he had) completely shredded. Perhaps, however, it’s not truly his fault: let’s face it, when it comes to imparting wisdom from Wall Street it is simply not possible that a raw twenty-something simply has much to say.
Not that Sykes doesn’t try however. In perusing the “comments” portion of Amazon book reviews, he’s certainly not reluctant to chime in and offer a defense at nearly every turn. Find me ONE other author at Amazon that feels so compelled to argue his own incompetence.
Tim Sykes should end his determined quest to become a media personality as his grating manner and decidedly non-telegenic looks suit him far better to shine shoes.
Comment on December 1, 2007 08:12 amIn a year when we see Sowood blow up, Amaranth explode, and subprime go down the toilet, this guy losing 30% or so is just not that horrible. He was UP 20% in 2005…. I mean Goldman Alpha was down more than TIM and the CEO got a 70MM bonus! I think the TIM haters on Gawker are TOTAL LOSERS! HAHAHA……
Comment on December 26, 2007 03:31 pmTimothy Sykes Exposed!
Get this report before Tim’s Lawyer Shuts us down!!
http://www.TimothySykesExposed.com
Comment on October 4, 2008 01:58 am…and regarding “ExposeMonkey”. His website “timothysykesexposed.com” is NOT opposed to Timothy Sykes. In reality, it is another (strange) way Sykes uses to market his products.
Here is an email message that I received from its administrator:
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Jeffrey,
Seriously – what is it going to take for you to see – Timothy Sykes
works – his stuff works – he’s not on trial!
45% PROFIT in 2 DAYS SHORT SELLING CRAPPY STOCKS!!
Jeremy Krakowski
admin@TimothySykesExposed.com
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Timothy Sykes and his toadies such as “ExposeMonkey” are very deceitful people.
Comment on November 13, 2008 03:43 amTimothy Sykes is a hypocrite.
After I discovered severe corruption at Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, I wrote a fully documented message detailing the allegations, which I posted on Timothy Syke’s website.
In a very short time, my message was deleted. When I contacted Sykes, his excuses ran the gamut from “the file size was too large” to “the message doesn’t fit the theme of our website” to “you don’t write good enough”.
Timothy Sykes is not a prophet who exposes “manipulative forces at work in companies, the media, ANALysts, etc.” as he proclaims. Timothy Sykes is a liar who probably works *for* the manipulative forces as a facade of opposition.
If you would like to receive a copy of my message about corruption at Eurostat that includes graphics, please contact me.
Jeffrey W. Bowyer
Comment on November 13, 2008 03:44 amjbowyer@seznam.cz